balefulness vs maleficence

balefulness and maleficence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
balefulness	Yes	No	No	No
maleficence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, balefulness and maleficence are synonyms defined as:

balefulness and maleficence: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil

Other synonyms of balefulness include mischief.

balefulness (noun)	maleficence (noun)
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil	the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
	doing or causing evil