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Balefulness

noun/kˈæpɚnˌuːɾi/
Definition
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæpɚnˌuːɾi/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐfˈɪsaɪd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐfˈɪsaɪd/
4 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɚnˌuːɾi/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
maleficentadjectiveharmful or evil in intent or effect
mischievousadjectivedeliberately causing harm or damage
balefuladjectivedeadly or sinister
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Unheil
die Qualität oder Natur, schädlich oder böse zu sein
🇫🇷French
malédiction
la qualité ou la nature d'être nuisible ou mauvais
🇪🇸Spanish
maldad
la cualidad o naturaleza de ser dañino o malo
🇮🇹Italian
funestà
la qualità o la natura di essere dannoso o malvagio
🇳🇱Dutch
onheil
de kwaliteit of aard van schadelijk of kwaadaardig zijn
🇵🇹Portuguese
maldade
a qualidade ou natureza de ser prejudicial ou mau
🇷🇺Russian
зловредность
качество или природа вредности или зла
India
🇮🇳Hindi
घातकता
हानिकारक या दुष्ट होने का गुण या स्वभाव
🇧🇩Bengali
অস্থিরতা
ক্ষতিকারক বা মন্দ হওয়ার গুণ বা প্রকৃতি
🇮🇳Telugu
బాల్యము
హానికరమైన లేదా చెడుగా ఉండే నాణ్యత లేదా స్వభావం
🇮🇳Marathi
बेफिकीरपणा
हानिकारक किंवा वाईट असण्याची गुणवत्ता किंवा स्वभाव
🇮🇳Gujarati
અસ્પષ્ટતા
હાનિકારક અથવા દુષ્ટ હોવાની ગુણવત્તા અથવા પ્રકૃતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಡ್ಡತನ
ಹಾನಿಕಾರಕ ಅಥವಾ ದುಷ್ಟರ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಭಾವ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബാല്യം
ദോഷകരമോ തിന്മയോ ആയതിൻ്റെ ഗുണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਚੈਨੀ
ਨੁਕਸਾਨਦੇਹ ਜਾਂ ਬੁਰਾਈ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਭਾਅ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے حسی
نقصان دہ یا برے ہونے کا معیار یا نوعیت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
恶意
有害或邪恶的品质或本质
🇯🇵Japanese
悪意
有害または邪悪であるという性質または性質
🇰🇷Korean
불길함
해롭거나 악한 것의 특성이나 성격
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tính độc hại
chất lượng hoặc bản chất của việc có hại hay xấu xa
🇹🇭Thai
ความเลวทราม
คุณภาพหรือลักษณะของการเป็นอันตรายหรือความชั่วร้าย
🇮🇩Indonesian
rasa sangat buruk
kualitas atau sifat berbahaya atau jahat
🇵🇭Filipino
kabagsikan
ang kalidad o kalikasan ng pagiging mapaminsala o masama
🇲🇾Malay
keburukan
kualiti atau sifat berbahaya atau jahat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حزن
نوعية أو طبيعة كونها ضارة أو شريرة
🇮🇷Persian
اهریمنی
کیفیت یا ماهیت مضر یا بد بودن
🇹🇷Turkish
kötü niyetlilik
zararlı veya kötü olmanın niteliği veya doğası
🇮🇱Hebrew
קנאה
האיכות או הטבע של להיות מזיק או רשע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'balefulness'?
The primary meaning of 'balefulness' is 'the quality or nature of being harmful or evil'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'balefulness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'balefulness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'balefulness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'balefulness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'balefulness' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'balefulness' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'balefulness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'balefulness' in regular conversations?
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