"maleficence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /məˈlɛfɪsəns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-maleficence.wav [US] Forms: maleficences [plural]
Etymology: From Italian maleficenza or Middle French maleficence or directly from Latin maleficentia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|maleficenza}} Italian maleficenza, {{bor|en|frm|maleficence}} Middle French maleficence, {{bor|en|la|maleficentia}} Latin maleficentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} maleficence (countable and uncountable, plural maleficences)
  1. harmfulness or mischief. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: maleficent, malfeasance, misfeasance, malefactor, nonfeasance, malfeasant, feasance

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