Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
maleficent is an adjective meaning "harmful or evil in intent or effect". It carries one recorded sense.
harmful or evil in intent or effect
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for maleficent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.