English Explanatory Dictionary

maleficent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Harmful or evil in intent or effect.

Pronunciation

/məˈlɛf.ɪ.sənt/ En-us-maleficent.ogg

Word forms

maleficent more maleficent most maleficent

Etymology

Latin *maleficēns, from male (“bad”) + -ficēns, combining form from faciēns, present participle of faciō (“to make or do”).

Synonyms

maleficient evil malevolent malicious abandoned arrant bad bad apple bad seed baleful scurrilous baneful base black-hearted dark deleterious demonic depraved despicable detrimental devilish diabolical evil-minded facinorous flagitious harmful heinous ill-intentioned ill-natured immoral incorrigible iniquitous iniquous injurious knavish malefic maleficent malign malignant naughty nefarious niddering nidering niding nithing no-good peccaminous pernicious reprehensible reprobate satanic scathful sinful sinister sordid sullen ungodly unholy vicious vile

Antonyms

beneficent beneficial

Related words

malefactive malefactor malefic maleficence

Derived words

nonmaleficent
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