balefulness

/ˈbeɪlfnɪs/ BAYL-nis

Definitions

1. noun

The quality or state of being baleful; a source of evil or misfortune.

“The dark forest was a symbol of the balefulness that lay within the town’s troubled past.”

Synonyms

  • malevolence
  • malignancy

Antonyms

  • benignity
  • goodness