Meaning & use
maleficent
Causing harm or evil, especially through malicious intent or supernatural power.
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The story's maleficent sorceress cursed the kingdom out of pure spite.
Villagers blamed the drought on a maleficent spirit haunting the forest.
A note on using this word
Maleficent is literary and somewhat rare in everyday speech; do not confuse it with "beneficent," its near-opposite in sound and meaning.
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