maleficence

English

Etymology

From Italian maleficenza or Middle French maleficence or directly from Latin maleficentia.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məˈlɛfɪsəns/

Noun

maleficence (countable and uncountable, plural maleficences)

  1. harmfulness or mischief

Antonyms

References
  1. “maleficence”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present: “Italian maleficenza, from Latin maleficentia”.
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “maleficence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “from French maleficence or directly from Latin maleficentia”.
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