maleficence

Noun
Synonyms: mischiefbalefulness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. doing or causing evil
  2. the quality or nature of being harmful or evilSynonyms: mischiefbalefulness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Maleficence \Ma*lef"i*cence\, n. [L. maleficentia. Cf. Malfeasance.] Evil doing, esp. to others. [1913 Webster]
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