malocclusion

First attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong”, “improper(ly)”: ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly”, “wrongly”; from malus, “bad”; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌmæləˈkluːʒən/

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• Rhymes: -uːʒən

malocclusion (countable and uncountable, plural malocclusions)

1. (dentistry) A misalignment of the upper and lower sets of teeth.

   Antonym: benocclusion

• malocclude

• IPA^(key): /ma.lɔ.kly.zjɔ̃/

malocclusion f (plural malocclusions)

1. malocclusion

• “malocclusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.