maleficent

/məˈlɛfɪsɪnt/

/məˈlɛfɪsɪnt/

Other forms: maleficently

When you're maleficent, you're evil or want to do evil things. So it's safe to say that Satan is one maleficent guy.

This word is a bit old-fashioned and you don't hear it often. But there are still plenty of maleficent people in the world — they're the bad guys, the evil-doers, the folks who wish harm on others. Maleficent means something very close to malevolent or diabolical and is a lot stronger than naughty or mischievous.

Definitions of maleficent

1. adjective

   harmful or evil in intent or effect
   synonyms:

   baleful, baneful

   deadly or sinister

   evil, malefic, malevolent, malign

   having or exerting a malignant influence

   malign

   evil or harmful in nature or influence

   antonyms:

   beneficent

   doing or producing good

   benefic

   exerting a favorable or beneficent influence

   kind

   having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior