Demoniac — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

frenzied as if possessed by a demon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːdʒili/

🇬🇧British English

/diːmˈəʊniˌak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/diːmˈəʊniˌak/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːdʒili/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amok demoniacal berserk amuck possessed

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
adjective	frenzied as if possessed by a demon “the soldier was completely amuck”

Word Forms

demoniac	adjective	frenzied as if possessed by a demon
demoniac	noun	someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dämonisch

jemand, der so tut, als wäre er von einem Dämon besessen

🇫🇷French

démoniaque

quelqu'un qui agit comme s'il était possédé par un démon

🇪🇸Spanish

demoníaco

alguien que actúa como si estuviera poseído por un demonio

🇮🇹Italian

demoniaco

qualcuno che si comporta come se fosse posseduto da un demone

🇳🇱Dutch

demonisch

iemand die zich gedraagt alsof hij bezeten is door een demon

🇵🇹Portuguese

demoníaco

alguém que age como se estivesse possuído por um demônio

🇷🇺Russian

демонический

тот, кто действует так, как будто одержим демоном

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आसुरी

कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति जो ऐसे कार्य करता है मानो उस पर कोई राक्षस आ गया हो

🇮🇳Tamil

பேய் பிடித்த

பேய் பிடித்தது போல் செயல்படும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

రాక్షసుడు

దెయ్యం పట్టినట్లు ప్రవర్తించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

राक्षसी

भूतबाधा झाल्यासारखे वागणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

શૈતાની

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે રાક્ષસના કબજામાં હોય તેમ વર્તે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಕ್ಷಸ

ದೆವ್ವ ಹಿಡಿದಂತೆ ವರ್ತಿಸುವವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈശാചിക

ഒരു ഭൂതം ബാധിച്ചതുപോലെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੂਤ

ਕੋਈ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਭੂਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਾਬੂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیطانی

کوئی ایسا شخص جو ایسا کام کرتا ہے جیسے کسی شیطان کے قبضے میں ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶魔般的

表现得像被恶魔附身的人

🇯🇵Japanese

悪魔的な

まるで悪魔に取り憑かれたように振る舞う人

🇰🇷Korean

악마 같은

귀신들린 것처럼 행동하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quỷ dữ

một người hành động như thể bị quỷ ám

🇹🇭Thai

ปีศาจ

คนที่ทำตัวราวกับถูกปีศาจเข้าสิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg kesurupan

seseorang yang bertindak seolah-olah kerasukan setan

🇵🇭Filipino

demonyo

isang taong kumikilos na parang sinapian ng demonyo

🇲🇾Malay

setan

seseorang yang bertindak seolah-olah dirasuk syaitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شيطاني

شخص يتصرف كما لو كان يمتلكه شيطان

🇮🇷Persian

اهریمنی

کسی که طوری رفتار می کند که انگار توسط یک شیطان تسخیر شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

şeytani

sanki bir iblis tarafından ele geçirilmiş gibi davranan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

דמוני

מישהו שמתנהג כאילו הוא אחוז על ידי שד

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