ma|lef|i|cence

ma|lef|i|cence
ma|lef|i|cence «muh LEHF uh suhns», noun.
1. the act or fact of doing evil or harm; harm; evil: »

Who the perpetrator of this Parisian maleficence was, remained dark (Thomas Carlyle).

2. evil character; harmfulness.
[< Latin maleficentia < maleficus wicked < male badly + facere do]

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  • lef — lef·se; ma·lef·ic; ma·lef·i·cence; ma·lef·i·cent; …   English syllables

  • cence — acau·les·cence; ac·cres·cence; ac·qui·es·cence; ad·ja·cence; ad·o·les·cence; ad·u·la·res·cence; al·ka·les·cence; an·o·do·lu·mi·nes·cence; ar·bo·res·cence; be·nef·i·cence; cal·o·res·cence; can·des·cence; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence;… …   English syllables

  • maleficence — ma·lef·i·cence …   English syllables

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

  • maleficent — ma•lef•i•cent [[t]məˈlɛf ə sənt[/t]] adj. evil or harmful; malicious • Etymology: 1670–80 ma•lef′i•cence, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Maleficence — Ma*lef i*cence, n. [L. maleficentia. Cf. {Malfeasance}.] Evil doing, esp. to others. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fraipont — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Fraipont (homonymie). 50°33′49″N 5°44′57″E / …   Wikipédia en Français

  • se — abhi·se·ka; ace·to·ar·se·nite; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·lo·se·mat·ic; an·te·con·se·quent; an·ti·se·le·ne; an·ti·se·rum; apoph·y·se·al; ap·o·se·mat·ic; ar·se·dine; ar·se·nal; ar·se·nate; ar·se·nian; ar·se·nide; ar·se·nif·er·ous; ar·se·ni·llo;… …   English syllables

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