malefice
/ˈmæləfɪs/
malefice noun: an evil deed; evilness; enchantment or sorcery.
Noun
malefice (plural malefices)
- An evil deed; evilness; enchantment or sorcery.
- On hills like tumuli, and waters mute,
A whiteness steals as of a world made still
When reptant Death at last rears absolute—
An earth now frozen by malefice of eyes
Aeonian dooms and realm-deep rigors fill—
The gaze of that Medusa of the skies1912, Clark Ashton Smith, The Medusa of the Skies
- On hills like tumuli, and waters mute,
malefice meaning in Bengali
malefice in Bengali
- মন্দ কাজ, দুষ্টতা, জাদু, ডাইনিবিদ্যা
Forms of malefice
| plural | malefices |
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Origin of malefice
From Latin maleficium: compare French maléfice. See malefactor.
Words formed from malefice
Questions about malefice
- What does malefice mean?
- Malefice means an evil deed; evilness; enchantment or sorcery.
- What is malefice in Bengali?
- Malefice in Bengali is মন্দ কাজ, দুষ্টতা, জাদু. See Malefice meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is malefice?
- Malefice is a noun.
- How do you pronounce malefice?
- Malefice is pronounced /ˈmæləfɪs/.
- What is the plural of malefice?
- The plural of malefice is malefices.
Words near malefice in the dictionary
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