Noun: maleficence mu'le-fi-sun(t)s
- 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
- 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