Question

the word malady contains the root mal. what does the root mal mean? break or burst war group bad or evil subml

Explanation:

The root mal- originates from Latin, and it is consistently used to convey negative, harmful meanings across English words derived from this root. For example, malady refers to an illness (a bad/negative health state), other words like malicious (intending harm/evil) also use this root with this definition.

Answer:

D. bad or evil