maleficent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈlɛf.ɪ.sənt/

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Adjective

maleficent (comparative more maleficent, superlative most maleficent)

1. Harmful or evil in intent or effect.

Antonyms

• beneficent

Related terms

• malefactor
• maleficence

Translations

harmful or evil in intent or effect

• Bulgarian: вре́ден (bg) m (vréden)
• Esperanto: malbonfarema
• Finnish: vahingollinen (fi)
• French: maléfique (fr)
• Italian: malefico (it), maligno (it)
• Persian: زیانبار (ziyānbār), زیانبخش (fa) (ziyānbaxš)
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• Portuguese: maléfico (pt)
• Russian: вре́дный (ru) (vrédnyj), вредоно́сный (ru) (vredonósnyj)
• Spanish: maléfico
• Swedish: ondsint (sv), elakartad (sv), ondskefull (sv), illasinnad (sv)

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