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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

    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.

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

    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.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMALEFICENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  5. 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.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MaleficentMaleficent - Wikipedia

    Maleficent is the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" based on the evil fairy godmother character in Charles Perrault 's fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, [3] as well as the villainess who appears in the Brothers Grimm 's retelling of the story, Little Briar Rose. Maleficent was originally animated by Marc Davis .

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

    : working or productive of harm or evil : baleful. Examples of maleficent in a Sentence.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › maleficentMALEFICENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Maleficent definition: doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious. See examples of MALEFICENT used in a sentence.