maleficent
adjective
ma·lef·i·cent
mə-ˈle-fə-sənt 
: working or productive of harm or evil : baleful
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Known as the Phantom of the Opera, the maleficent figure is a controlling, psychopathic specter who has fallen in love with his instrument and spreads death and chaos to remain the undisputed master of the Opera, and of Christine’s heart.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
Under certain conditions, then, Ponzi principles are efficient not maleficent.
—The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
Under certain conditions, then, Ponzi principles are efficient not maleficent.
—The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017
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“Maleficent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maleficent. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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