Diabolic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːliə/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌaɪəbˈɒlɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌaɪəbˈɒlɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈuːliə/.

Examples

devilish schemes
the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
the diabolical expression on his face

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

devilish unholy infernal demonic mephistophelean diabolical mephistophelian hellish satanic fiendish

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil “devilish schemes”
adjective	extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell “something demonic in him--something that could be cruel”

Word Forms

devil	noun	a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
Mephistopheles	noun	evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul
demon	noun	a cruel wicked and inhuman person
unholiness	noun	the quality of being unholy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

teuflisch

die List, den Einfallsreichtum oder die Bosheit zeigen, die typisch für einen Teufel sind

🇫🇷French

diabolique

montrant la ruse, l'ingéniosité ou la méchanceté typique d'un diable

🇪🇸Spanish

diabólico

mostrando la astucia o el ingenio o la maldad típica de un demonio

🇮🇹Italian

diabolico

mostrando l'astuzia o l'ingegno o la malvagità tipica di un diavolo

🇳🇱Dutch

duivels

die de sluwheid, vindingrijkheid of slechtheid tonen die typerend is voor een duivel

🇵🇹Portuguese

diabólico

mostrando a astúcia, engenhosidade ou maldade típica de um demônio

🇷🇺Russian

дьявольский

демонстрация хитрости, изобретательности или злобы, типичной для дьявола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैशाचिक

शैतान की विशिष्ट चालाकी या सरलता या दुष्टता दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ডায়াবলিক

ধূর্ততা বা চতুরতা বা শয়তানের সাধারণ দুষ্টতা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

கொடூரமான

ஒரு பிசாசின் பொதுவான தந்திரம் அல்லது புத்தி கூர்மை அல்லது துன்மார்க்கத்தைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

డయాబోలిక్

దెయ్యం యొక్క విలక్షణమైన చాకచక్యం లేదా చాతుర్యం లేదా దుర్మార్గాన్ని చూపుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

डायबॉलिक

धूर्तपणा किंवा चातुर्य किंवा सैतानाची वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण दुष्टता दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડાયબોલિક

ઘડાયેલું અથવા ચાતુર્ય અથવા શેતાનની લાક્ષણિક દુષ્ટતા દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೈಶಾಚಿಕ

ದೆವ್ವದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಕುತಂತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಜಾಣ್ಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ದುಷ್ಟತನವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈശാചികമായ

ഒരു പിശാചിൻ്റെ സാധാരണ തന്ത്രമോ ചാതുര്യമോ ദുഷ്ടതയോ കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਾਇਬੋਲਿਕ

ਚਲਾਕ ਜਾਂ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیطانی

چالاک یا چالاکی یا شیطان کی مخصوص شرارت دکھانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶魔般的

表现出魔鬼典型的狡猾、聪明或邪恶

🇯🇵Japanese

極悪非道な

悪魔に特有の狡猾さ、創意工夫、または邪悪さを示す

🇰🇷Korean

악마 같은

악마의 전형적인 교활함이나 독창성 또는 사악함을 보여줍니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quỷ dữ

thể hiện sự xảo quyệt hoặc khéo léo hoặc độc ác điển hình của một con quỷ

🇹🇭Thai

โหดร้าย

แสดงถึงความฉลาดแกมโกง ความฉลาด หรือความชั่วร้ายตามแบบฉบับของมาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejam

menunjukkan kelicikan atau kecerdikan atau kejahatan yang khas dari setan

🇵🇭Filipino

demonyo

pagpapakita ng tuso o talino o kasamaan na tipikal ng isang diyablo

🇲🇾Malay

jahat

menunjukkan kelicikan atau kepintaran atau kemungkaran tipikal syaitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شيطاني

إظهار المكر أو البراعة أو الشر الذي يميز الشيطان

🇮🇷Persian

شیطانی

نشان دادن حیله گری یا نبوغ یا شرارت معمولی یک شیطان

🇹🇷Turkish

şeytani

Bir şeytanın tipik kurnazlığını, yaratıcılığını veya kötülüğünü gösteren

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׂטָנִי

מראה את הערמומיות או ההמצאה או הרשע האופייניים לשטן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'diabolic'?

The primary meaning of 'diabolic' is 'showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil'.

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Using 'diabolic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'diabolic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'diabolic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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