noun
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
• Syn: ↑maleficence, ↑mischief
• Ant: ↑beneficence (for: ↑maleficence)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑baleful, ↑mischievous (for: ↑mischief), ↑maleficent (for: ↑maleficence)
• Attrubites: ↑maleficent
Useful english dictionary. 2012.