dis- vs mal-

dis-

prefix
  • incorrect 

  • Used as an intensifier of words with negative valence. 

  • not 

  • to fail (to) 

  • against 

  • reversal or removal 

mal-

prefix
  • incorrect 

  • incomplete, unfinished 

  • unintentional, mistaken, accidental 

  • unpleasant 

  • poorly, deficiently 

  • not 

  • unhealthy, harmful 

  • evil 

How often have the words dis- and mal- occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )