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maleficium.

crime, misdeed, offence, evil deed, wrong, mischief

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. crime, misdeed, offence, evil deed, wrong, mischief

    declension-2 · neuter

  2. injury, hurt

    declension-2 · neuter

  3. fraud, deception

    declension-2 · neuter

  4. harmful sorcery, black magic (post-Augustinian)

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin maleficus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin maleficium From maleficus + -ium.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.