| 单词 | demoniac |
| 释义 | demoniac (once / 5774 pages) nadj Use the adjective demoniac to describe something or someone who seems to be possessed by a demon, like the demoniac rantings of the actors portraying scary creatures at the haunted house. To pronounce demoniac, accent the second syllable: "de-MOE-nee-ac." The word has a somewhat confusing origin. The Latin word daemon means "spirit" and comes from the Greek word daimon, meaning "lesser god" or "guiding spirit." The Christian Greeks, however, translated it as "god of the heathen" and "unclean spirit." It is this negative connotation that is connected to demoniac: "like a demon." WORD FAMILYdemoniac: demoniacly, demoniacs USAGE EXAMPLESDemoniac figures with faces of white and red and green rushed out howling, so that the littluns fled screaming. William Golding, Lord of the Flies(1954) In a long and unprotected life I have seen and heard the vomitings of demoniac humans before. John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley in Search of A...(1962) A life in labs had stripped her of any fear of night-shrieking plumbing or demoniac electrics. Nature(Apr 10, 2013) 1n someone who acts as if possessed by a demon Hyper demon, devil, fiend, monster, ogre a cruel wicked and inhuman person 2adj frenzied as if possessed by a demon Syn amok, amuck, berserk, demoniacal, possessed insane afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement |
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