maleficence vs mischief

maleficence and mischief both are nouns.

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

As nouns, maleficence and mischief are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of maleficence include balefulness.

maleficence (noun)	mischief (noun)
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
doing or causing evil	the quality or nature of being harmful or evil