maleficence

Definitions of maleficence
  1. noun
    doing or causing evil
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    antonyms:
    beneficence
    doing good; feeling beneficent
    type of:
    malevolence, malignity
    wishing evil to others
  2. noun
    the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
    synonyms: balefulness, mischief
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    antonyms:
    beneficence
    the quality of being kind or helpful or generous
    type of:
    evil, evilness
    the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
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