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maleficence

noun

The quality or nature of being harmful or evil

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
M
Ends with
E
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
20

How it sounds

Pronunciation

məˈlɛfɪsəns

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. The quality or nature of being harmful or evil

noun

  1. Doing or causing evil

Similar words

Synonyms

mischiefbalefulness

Opposite words

Antonyms

beneficence

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