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Maleficence

noun/mˈælɪfˌɪsəns/
Definition
doing or causing evil
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈælɪfˌɪsəns/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈalɪfˌɪsəns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈalɪfˌɪsəns/
4 syllables Say it as /mˈælɪfˌɪsəns/.
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
Übel
Böses tun oder verursachen
🇫🇷French
malfaisance
faire ou causer du mal
🇪🇸Spanish
maleficencia
hacer o causar el mal
🇮🇹Italian
maleficenza
fare o causare il male
🇳🇱Dutch
kwaadaardigheid
kwaad doen of veroorzaken
🇵🇹Portuguese
maleficência
fazendo ou causando o mal
🇷🇺Russian
вред
делать или причинять зло
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हानिकरता
बुराई करना या करना
🇧🇩Bengali
অপকারিতা
মন্দ কাজ করা বা ঘটানো
🇮🇳Tamil
தீமை
தீமை செய்வது அல்லது ஏற்படுத்துவது
🇮🇳Telugu
దుష్టత్వం
చెడు చేయడం లేదా చేయడం
🇮🇳Marathi
दुष्टपणा
वाईट करणे किंवा घडवणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુષ્ટતા
દુષ્ટ કરવું અથવા કારણ આપવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯ
ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദോഷം
തിന്മ ചെയ്യുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੁਰਾਈ
ਬੁਰਾਈ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਰਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
خرابی
برائی کرنا یا کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
恶意
做坏事或造成坏事
🇯🇵Japanese
悪意
悪を行う、または悪を引き起こす
🇰🇷Korean
유해
악을 행하거나 야기하는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự ác ý
làm hoặc gây ra điều ác
🇹🇭Thai
ความอาฆาตพยาบาท
ทำหรือก่อความชั่ว
🇮🇩Indonesian
sifat mencelakakan
melakukan atau menyebabkan kejahatan
🇵🇭Filipino
kapahamakan
gumagawa o nagdudulot ng kasamaan
🇲🇾Malay
kejahatan
melakukan atau menyebabkan kejahatan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الخبث
فعل الشر أو التسبب فيه
🇮🇷Persian
بدخواهی
انجام دادن یا ایجاد شر
🇹🇷Turkish
kötülük
kötülük yapmak veya kötülük yapmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
רשעות
עושה או גורם לרוע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'maleficence'?
The primary meaning of 'maleficence' is 'doing or causing evil'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'maleficence' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'maleficence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'maleficence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'maleficence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'maleficence' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'maleficence' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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