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maleficence

/məˈlɛfɪsəns/

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What does maleficence mean?

noun

  1. harmfulness or mischief.

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/məˈlɛfɪsəns/

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In all their lamentations soundeth vengeance, in all their eulogies is maleficence; and being judge seemeth to them bliss.
Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheThus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and NoneTranslated by Thomas CommonProject Gutenberg ebook #1998