malefic
Producing harmful effects
Malefic means causing harm or evil.
The word appears mainly in astrology, where malefic planets—traditionally Saturn and Mars—were believed to bring misfortune or negative influence: The chart showed malefic aspects.
Outside astrology, malefic is a literary synonym for malevolent or baleful: a malefic presence in the old house.
Harboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
vile · villainous · fiendish · demonic · satanic · infernal · depraved · corrupt
Showing poor prospects
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- SaturnRinged gas giant
- MarsRed planet, war deity
- afflictedSuffering from something harmful
opposition · square · natal · horoscope · transit · aspect · retrograde · eclipse
Fearful anticipation of harm
- portentousOminously significant
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- direExtremely serious or urgent
ill-omened · fateful · sinister · grim · dark · brooding · chilling · eerie
Causing severe harm
- banefulCausing serious harm
- perniciousGradually and subtly harmful
- ruinousCausing severe destruction
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
deleterious · injurious · toxic · venomous · corrupting · blighting · withering · devastating
Under a malevolent spell
- hexedPlaced under curse
- bewitchedUnder magical influence
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- jinxedAfflicted with misfortune
spellbound · occult · sorcerous · necromantic · eldritch · arcane · dark magic · black magic
malevolent
Harboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
wicked · vile · villainous · fiendish · demonic · satanic · infernal · depraved · corrupt · iniquitous
inauspicious
Showing poor prospects
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- SaturnRinged gas giant
- MarsRed planet, war deity
afflicted · opposition · square · natal · horoscope · transit · aspect · retrograde · eclipse · conjunction
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- portentousOminously significant
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
dire · ill-omened · fateful · sinister · grim · dark · brooding · chilling · eerie · dreadful
destructive
Causing severe harm
- banefulCausing serious harm
- perniciousGradually and subtly harmful
- ruinousCausing severe destruction
noxious · deleterious · injurious · toxic · venomous · corrupting · blighting · withering · devastating · ravaging
cursed
Under a malevolent spell
jinxed · spellbound · occult · sorcerous · necromantic · eldritch · arcane · dark magic · black magic · conjured
- astrologyastrology, zodiac, horoscope, horoscopes, birth chart
maleficbenefic
Causing good results
benevolent · beneficent · benign · auspicious · good
maleficbeneficial
Producing good results
beneficent · benevolent · salutary · salubrious · benign