Definition of maleficent Maleficent

ma•lef•i•cent

We found 3 definitions of maleficent from 3 different sources.

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What does maleficent mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect
  beneficent doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"
  malign evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"
  balefulness, maleficence, mischief the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
  baleful, baneful threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • maleficent (Adjective)
    Harmful or evil in intent or effect.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • maleficent (a.)
    Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.

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