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maleficent

/məˈlɛf.ɪ.sənt/ adj

Harmful or evil in intent or effect.

Word Origin Maleficent literally means 'doing evil' — from Latin male 'badly' and facere 'to do'. It's the opposite of beneficent (doing good). The root facere gives us fact, factory, and efficient, while malus gives us malice, malign, and dismal (from Latin dies mali 'evil days'). So maleficent is an evildoer.

adj Harmful or evil in intent or effect.

The villain's maleficent plan threatened to destroy the entire city.

(形容词) 有害的；恶意的

反派恶毒的计划威胁要摧毁整座城市。

(adjetivo) maléfico; malévolo; dañino; maligno; pernicioso [Dañino o malvado en intención o efecto.]

El plan **maléfico** del villano amenazaba con destruir toda la ciudad.

(adjectif) maléfique; malfaisant; nuisible; pernicieux [Nuisible ou maléfique dans ses intentions ou ses effets.]

Le plan maléfique du méchant menaçait de détruire toute la ville.

(Adjektiv) übelwollend; bösartig; unheilvoll [in böser Absicht oder mit schädlicher Wirkung handelnd; darauf ausgerichtet, Schaden oder Unheil zu verursachen.]

Der Plan des Schurken war **maleficent** und bedrohte die ganze Stadt.

(形容詞) 悪意のある、有害な。意図的または結果として邪悪なさま。

悪役の悪意ある計画は、街全体を破壊する恐れがあった。

(adjetivo) maligno; maléfico; maldoso; nocivo; mal-intencionado [Prejudicial ou maligno em intenção ou efeito.]

O plano maléfico do vilão ameaçava destruir a cidade inteira.

Synonyms: malevolent malicious evil harmful malign sinister destructive baleful Antonyms: benevolent benign kind good
Word parts: male + fic + ent

Related words

malefic malicious maliciously malignant factory facilitate facility

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