Etymology

malus genius

Today it means: An evil spirit or angel, seen as influencing a person's decisions in a malevolent way. Full definition →

Latin malus genius
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing frommalus genius
  2. English todaymalus genius

Learned borrowing from Latin malus genius.

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