maleffect

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noun

A bad or harmful effect.

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Meanings

nounmaleffect (plural maleffects)

plural maleffects

  1. A bad or harmful effect.

Origin

From mal- + effect.

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APA

maleffect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maleffect

MLA

“maleffect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maleffect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maleffect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maleffect.

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