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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.
: working or productive of harm or evil : baleful. Examples of maleficent in a Sentence.
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.
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.
Maleficent definition: doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious. See examples of MALEFICENT used in a sentence.
noun. Word origin. C17: from Latin maleficent-, from maleficus wicked, prone to evil, from malum evil. Word Frequency. maleficent in American English. (məˈlɛfəsənt ) adjective. harmful; hurtful; evil. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.
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.
