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maleficence.

harmfulness or mischief.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈlɛfɪsəns/
  1. harmfulness or mischief.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Italian maleficenza or Middle French maleficence or directly from Latin maleficentia.

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