maleficence
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian maleficenza or Middle French maleficence or directly from Latin maleficentia.[1][2]
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Noun edit
maleficence (countable and uncountable, plural maleficences)
- harmfulness or mischief.
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References edit
- ^ “maleficence”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.: “Italian maleficenza, from Latin maleficentia”
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “maleficence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.: “from French maleficence or directly from Latin maleficentia”