Arabic word sheet
مُفْسِدٌ
that which spoils, corrupts
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ف س د
Meaning and usage
that which spoils, corrupts
Said of a person or a thing that makes something bad: that ruins, damages or corrupts it.
الْمَطَرُ الْكَثِيرُ مُفْسِدٌ لِلزَّرْعِ.
Heavy rain is harmful to the crops.
troublemaker
A person who does harm around him and stirs up disorder and quarrels among people.
كَانَ الْجَارُ مُفْسِدًا بَيْنَ الْأَصْدِقَاءِ.
The neighbour was a troublemaker among the friends.
Plural
مُفْسِدُونَ
Word family
What the root means ف س د
The root carries the idea of a thing going bad, the opposite of being sound and in good order. From it come decay and disorder, to go bad, what is spoiled, to spoil, and a cause of harm.
decay, corruption
فَسَادٌ
to go bad
فَسَدَ
spoiled, rotten
فَاسِدٌ
to spoil, to corrupt
أَفْسَدَ
cause of harm
مَفْسَدَةٌ
Synonyms
wrecker, saboteur
مُخَرِّبٌ
It names one who destroys material things, buildings or equipment, whereas the headword also covers spoiling morals, relations and order.
Opposites
one who sets things right, reformer
مُصْلِحٌ