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de·mon D0004600 (dē′mən)n.1. An evil supernatural being; a devil.2. A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion: the demon of drug addiction.3. One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent: worked away like a demon; a real demon at math.4. Variant of daimon.
[Middle English, from Late Latin daemōn, from Latin, spirit, from Greek daimōn, divine power; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]
de·mon′ic (-mŏn′ĭk) adj.de·mon′i·cal·ly adv.demonic (dɪˈmɒnɪk) or demonicaladj1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a demon; fiendish2. inspired or possessed by a demon, or seemingly so: demonic laughter. deˈmonically advde•mon•ic or dae•mon•ic (dɪˈmɒn ɪk) also de•mon′i•cal,
adj. 1. inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius. 2. demoniac (def. 2). [1655–65; < Late Latin daemonicus < Greek daimonikós] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  demonic - extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"fiendish, satanic, unholy, hellish, infernal, diabolic, diabolicalevil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" |
demonic demoniac demoniacaladjective1. devilish, satanic, diabolical, hellish, infernal, fiendish, diabolic demonic forces2. frenzied, mad, furious, frantic, hectic, manic, crazed, frenetic, maniacal, like one possessed a demonic drive to succeedTranslationsdämonischdémoniaquedemoniacoEncyclopediaSeedemondemonic
Synonyms for demonicadj devilishSynonyms- devilish
- satanic
- diabolical
- hellish
- infernal
- fiendish
- diabolic
adj frenziedSynonyms- frenzied
- mad
- furious
- frantic
- hectic
- manic
- crazed
- frenetic
- maniacal
- like one possessed
Synonyms for demonicadj extremely evil or cruelSynonyms- fiendish
- satanic
- unholy
- hellish
- infernal
- diabolic
- diabolical
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