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Noun: maleficence  mu'le-fi-sun(t)s
  1. The quality or nature of being harmful or evil
    "The maleficence of the curse was said to bring misfortune to anyone who disturbed the ancient tomb";
    - mischief, balefulness
     
  2. Doing or causing evil
    "The maleficence of the corrupt official had far-reaching consequences"

Derived forms: maleficences

See also: maleficent

Type of: evil, evilness, ill, malevolence, malignity

Antonym: beneficence