maldad
/malˈdad/ · B1 · noun · f
bad
😈 maldad = mal (bad) + -dad (-ty, as in cruelty): bad-ty, badness
Spanish -dad matches English -ty: ciudad = city, libertad = liberty, maldad = bad-ty. Mal is the same root as English malice and malware. It is feminine, like all -dad nouns: la maldad.