Synonyms for malefaction
- noun
Most common
crime error sin tort delinquency transgression malfeasance misdeed
All synonyms
Noun
crime, wrong, error, sin, offense US, offence UK, misdemeanor US, misdemeanour UK, tort, delinquency, transgression, malfeasance, misdeed, peccadillo, perpetration, trespass, iniquity, delict, misdoing, unlaw dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A crime, an offense, an evil deed.
Forms
- Plural
- malefactions → crimes, wrongs, errors, sins…
Example sentences
- crime In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
- error He looked over the text, but overlooked the error.
- sin Judaism doesn't believe in heritable original sin.
- delinquency Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.
- transgression Plagiarism is a serious transgression of academic ethics.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| malefaction | steady | |
| crime | rising | |
| error | steady | |
| sin | rising | |
| tort | steady | |
| delinquency | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1
- 4 letters
- tort1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, crime1, error2, unlaw
- 6 letters
- delict
- 7 letters
- offense2, offence, misdeed2
- 8 letters
- trespass2, iniquity4, misdoing
- 10 letters
- peccadillo
- 11 letters
- misdemeanor4, delinquency4, malfeasance3
- 12 letters
- misdemeanour, perpetration
- 13 letters
- transgression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).