Found 2 items, similar to maleficence.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: maleficence maleficence n 1: doing or causing evil [ant: beneficence] 2: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn: mischief, balefulness] [ant: beneficence]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Maleficence Maleficence \Ma*lef"i*cence\, n. [L. maleficentia. Cf. Malfeasance.] Evil doing, esp. to others. [1913 Webster]