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adjective
- 1. causing harm or destruction, especially by supernatural means: literary "a maleficent deity"
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The meaning of MALEFICENT is working or productive of harm or evil : baleful.
adjective. formal uk / məˈlef.ɪ.s ə nt / us / məˈlef.ɪ.s ə nt / Add to word list. bad or harmful: He denied any maleficent intent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. fraught. frightful. from hell idiom. fun. ghastliness. noxiously. objectionable. objectionably.
Causing or capable of producing evil or mischief; harmful or baleful.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Maleficent means something very close to malevolent or diabolical and is a lot stronger than naughty or mischievous. Definitions of maleficent. adjective. harmful or evil in intent or effect. synonyms: baleful, baneful. deadly or sinister. evil, malefic, malevolent, malign. having or exerting a malignant influence.
adjective. formal us / məˈlef.ɪ.s ə nt / uk / məˈlef.ɪ.s ə nt / Add to word list. bad or harmful: He denied any maleficent intent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. fraught. frightful. from hell idiom. fun. ghastliness. noxiously. objectionable. objectionably.
the act of committing harm or evil; a harmful or evil act; the quality or state of being maleficent… See the full definition
Maleficent definition: doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious. See examples of MALEFICENT used in a sentence.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective maleficent, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Define maleficent. maleficent synonyms, maleficent pronunciation, maleficent translation, English dictionary definition of maleficent. adj. Harmful or malicious in intent or effect. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Jun 2, 2024 · maleficent (comparative more maleficent, superlative most maleficent) Harmful or evil in intent or effect. Synonyms: evil, malevolent, malicious; see also Thesaurus: evil. Antonyms: beneficent, beneficial.
