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[ muh-lef-uh-suhnt ] / məˈlɛf ə sənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maleficent ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedoing evil or harm; harmfully malicious: maleficent destroyers of reputations. Origin of maleficent1670–80; back formation from Latin maleficentiamaleficence; see -ent WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH maleficentmaleficent , malevolentWords nearby maleficentmalefactor, malefactress, male fern, malefic, maleficence, maleficent, Malegaon, male gaze, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, maleic hydrazide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maleficentWhen you watched the movie all those years ago, were you wondering if there was more to Maleficent than we were seeing? The ‘Maleficent’ Screenwriter Also Wrote ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’|Kevin Fallon|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Maleficent is an iconic Disney villain and has her own fans because of her status as the bad guy. The ‘Maleficent’ Screenwriter Also Wrote ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’|Kevin Fallon|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST What were your first impressions of Maleficent when you first watched Sleeping Beauty? The ‘Maleficent’ Screenwriter Also Wrote ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’|Kevin Fallon|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Maleficent is, to me, the most interesting thing in the Disney feature. The ‘Maleficent’ Screenwriter Also Wrote ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’|Kevin Fallon|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do that too reflexively (and for too long) and Maleficent is what you end up with. The Ghastly ‘Maleficent’ and Why It’s Time For Hollywood to Kill the Dark Reboot|Andrew Romano|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bower watched her face with a maleficent confidence that might have warned her had she seen it. The Silent Barrier|Louis Tracy So the Deity may be beneficent or maleficent, he cannot be moral or immoral. Practical Essays|Alexander Bain Hence she was feared, not exactly as a maleficent deity, but as one whose business is with what is most dreaded and gloomy. American Hero-Myths|Daniel G. Brinton In the case of great but maleficent genius the shortness of life is a priceless blessing. The Map of Life|William Edward Hartpole Lecky Here I have been considering nitrogen in its maleficent aspect, its use in war. Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson
British Dictionary definitions for maleficent
adjectivecausing or capable of producing evil or mischief; harmful or baleful Derived forms of maleficentmalefic, adjectivemaleficence, nounWord Origin for maleficentC17: from Latin maleficent-, from maleficus wicked, prone to evil, from malum evil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to maleficentdevastating, noxious, deadly, poisonous, virulent, malicious, harmful, toxic, nefarious, detrimental, dangerous, lethal, ruinous, destructive, damaging, unpleasant, hateful, vile, vicious, heinous |