malfeasance /ˌmælˈfiːzəns/ noun2 •Wrongdoing.For starters, back-burnering malfeasance, usually in the form of graft, risks repeating the kind of disastrous mistakes that the United States made in Afghanistan. — 2024 •Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.By then, Mr. Altman had gathered more allies. Mr. Nadella, now confident that Mr. Altman was not guilty of malfeasance, threw Microsoft’s weight behind him. — 2023 formsmalfeasances