maleficence
English
editEtymology
editFrom Italian maleficenza or Middle French maleficence or directly from Latin maleficentia.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaleficence (countable and uncountable, plural maleficences)
- harmfulness or mischief.
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editReferences
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”
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