Devilry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wicked and cruel behavior

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈʌmslɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛvɪlɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛvɪlɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈʌmslɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deviltry devilment roguery mischief-making rascality mischievousness mischief roguishness shenanigan

Word Forms

mischievous	adjective	deliberately causing harm or damage
devil	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
roguish	adjective	lacking principles or scruples; ; - W.M. Thackaray

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Teufelei

böses und grausames Verhalten

🇫🇷French

diablerie

comportement méchant et cruel

🇪🇸Spanish

diablura

comportamiento malvado y cruel

🇮🇹Italian

diavoleria

comportamento malvagio e crudele

🇳🇱Dutch

duivels

slecht en wreed gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

diabrura

comportamento perverso e cruel

🇷🇺Russian

чертовщина

злое и жестокое поведение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

द्वेष

दुष्ट और क्रूर व्यवहार

🇧🇩Bengali

শয়তান

দুষ্ট এবং নিষ্ঠুর আচরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பிசாசு

பொல்லாத மற்றும் கொடூரமான நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

పైశాచికత్వం

చెడ్డ మరియు క్రూరమైన ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

भूत

दुष्ट आणि क्रूर वर्तन

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેતાન

દુષ્ટ અને ક્રૂર વર્તન

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೆವ್ವ

ದುಷ್ಟ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರೂರ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈശാചികത

ദുഷ്ടവും ക്രൂരവുമായ പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ

ਦੁਸ਼ਟ ਅਤੇ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیطانی

ظالمانہ اور ظالمانہ سلوک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶魔

邪恶和残忍的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

悪魔のような

邪悪で残忍な行為

🇰🇷Korean

무모한 장난

사악하고 잔인한 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự quỷ quái

hành vi độc ác và tàn ác

🇹🇭Thai

ปีศาจ

พฤติกรรมที่ชั่วร้ายและโหดร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejahatan

perilaku jahat dan kejam

🇵🇭Filipino

demonyo

masama at malupit na pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

syaitan

perangai jahat dan kejam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشيطان

السلوك الشرير والقاسي

🇮🇷Persian

شیطان پرستی

رفتار بد و بی رحمانه

🇹🇷Turkish

şeytanlık

kötü ve zalimce davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַעֲלוּל שׁוּבְבוּת

התנהגות מרושעת ואכזרית

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