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    maleficent
    /məˈlɛfɪs(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. causing harm or destruction, especially by supernatural means: literary "a maleficent deity"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMALEFICENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Maleficent means bad or harmful, often used to describe someone's intent or actions. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and Wikipedia.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › maleficentMaleficent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Maleficent means working or productive of harm or evil, as in the Disney movie about a wicked fairy. Learn the word history, examples, and related articles from Merriam-Webster, America's largest dictionary.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMALEFICENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Maleficent means causing or capable of producing evil or mischief; harmful or baleful. Find out the word origin, derived forms, and related words for maleficent in British and American English.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › maleficentMALEFICENT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Maleficent means doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious. It comes from Latin maleficus, meaning wicked or prone to evil. See how to use it in sentences and related words.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of maleficent in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    Maleficent means bad or harmful, often used to describe something evil or harmful. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see its pronunciation and translations in different languages.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › maleficenceMaleficence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Maleficence is the act of committing harm or evil, or the quality or state of being maleficent. Learn the etymology, usage, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › maleficentMaleficent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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. malign.