nounmălĕfactĭoMALEFACTIO☆ KeepMeaningsyncope, fainting, swooningLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MALEFACTIOLEWIS & SHORTMALEFACTIOmălĕfactĭo, ōnis, f. malefacio, properly, an injuring; hence, I. syncope, fainting, swooning, Macer. de Herb. Carm. 2, 4.Read the whole entry