mal- \mal-\ ma^l-.
   a prefix in composition denoting ill, or evil, f. male, adv.,
   fr. malus, bad, ill. in some words it has the form male-,
   as in malediction, malevolent. see malice.
   1913 webster

   note: the form male- is chiefly used in cases where the e,
         either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as a
         separate syllable, as in malediction, malefactor,
         maleficent, etc. where this is not the case, as in
         malfeasance or male-feasance, malformation or
         male-formation, etc., as also where the word to which
         it is prefixed commences with a vowel, as in
         maladministration, etc., the form mal is to be
         preferred, and is the one commonly employed.
         1913 webster
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