Synonyms for maleficence
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : muh-lef-uh-suh ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : məˈlɛf ə səns |
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Définition of maleficence
Origin :- 1590s, from Middle French maleficence or directly from Latin maleficentia "evildoing, mischievousness, injury," from maleficus "wicked" (see malefic). Now largely displaced by malfeasance.
- As in vice : noun bad habit; sin
- We must transform it into beneficence, and its opposite into the idea of maleficence.
- Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopdists » by John Morley
- In all their lamentations soundeth vengeance, in all their eulogies is maleficence; and being judge seemeth to them bliss.
- Extract from : « Thus Spake Zarathustra » by Friedrich Nietzsche
- At which date the little dog, my love, assumes the roll of maleficence towards the aged.
- Extract from : « The Prophet of Berkeley Square » by Robert Hichens
- Healthful influences and magical charms avert it; hence Lug, a beneficent god, destroys Balor's maleficence.
- Extract from : « The Religion of the Ancient Celts » by J. A. MacCulloch
Antonyms for maleficence
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