Demoniacal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

frenzied as if possessed by a demon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːdʒinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːməʊnˌɪakəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːməʊnˌɪakəl/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːdʒinəs/.

Examples

the soldier was completely amuck
berserk with grief
a berserk worker smashing windows

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demoniac amok berserk amuck possessed

Parts of Speech

adjective

frenzied as if possessed by a demon

“the soldier was completely amuck”

Word Forms

demoniac

noun

someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dämonisch

rasend, als wäre er von einem Dämon besessen

🇫🇷French

démoniaque

frénétique comme possédé par un démon

🇪🇸Spanish

demoníaco

frenético como si estuviera poseído por un demonio

🇮🇹Italian

demoniaco

frenetico come se posseduto da un demone

🇳🇱Dutch

demonisch

waanzinnig alsof hij bezeten was door een demon

🇵🇹Portuguese

demoníaco

frenético como se estivesse possuído por um demônio

🇷🇺Russian

демонический

в ярости, как будто одержимый демоном

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भूत चढ़ा हुआ

उन्मत्त, मानो किसी राक्षस के वश में हो

🇮🇳Tamil

பேய்த்தனமான

பேய் பிடித்தது போல் வெறித்தனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దెయ్యాల

దెయ్యం పట్టినట్లు వెర్రితలలు వేసింది

🇮🇳Marathi

राक्षसी

एखाद्या भूताने पछाडल्यासारखे उन्माद

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાક્ષસી

એક રાક્ષસ દ્વારા કબજામાં હોય તેમ ઉન્મત્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಕ್ಷಸ

ಭೂತ ಹಿಡಿದಂತೆ ಉನ್ಮಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈശാചികമായ

ഒരു പിശാചുബാധിച്ചതുപോലെ ഉന്മാദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੂਤ

ਇੱਕ ਭੂਤ ਦੇ ਵੱਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੇ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਗਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیطانی

پاگل جیسے کسی شیطان کے قبضے میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶魔般的

疯狂得像着了魔一样

🇯🇵Japanese

悪魔的な

まるで悪魔に取り憑かれたように狂乱する

🇰🇷Korean

귀신 같은

악마에 홀린 듯 광분하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quỷ quái

điên cuồng như bị quỷ ám

🇹🇭Thai

ปีศาจ

บ้าคลั่งเหมือนถูกปีศาจเข้าสิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejam

hiruk pikuk seperti kerasukan setan

🇵🇭Filipino

malademonyo

galit na galit na parang sinapian ng demonyo

🇲🇾Malay

setan

menggila seperti dirasuk syaitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شيطاني

مسعورة كما لو كان يمتلكها شيطان

🇮🇷Persian

اهریمنی

دیوانه شده که انگار توسط یک شیطان تسخیر شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

şeytani

sanki bir iblis tarafından ele geçirilmiş gibi çılgına dönmüş

🇮🇱Hebrew

דמוני

מטורף כאילו הוא אחוז על ידי שד

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