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Fiendish

adjective/fˈiːndɪʃ/
Definition
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈiːndɪʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈiːndɪʃ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈiːndɪʃ/
2 syllables Say it as /fˈiːndɪʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
unholyinfernaldemonicdiabolicaldiabolichellishsatanic
Parts of Speech
adjectiveextremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
“something demonic in him--something that could be cruel”
Word Forms
demonnouna cruel wicked and inhuman person
devilnouna cruel wicked and inhuman person
unholinessnounthe quality of being unholy
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
teuflisch
extrem böse oder grausam; Ausdruck von Grausamkeit oder angemessener Hölle
🇫🇷French
diabolique
extrêmement méchant ou cruel; exprimant la cruauté ou digne de l'enfer
🇪🇸Spanish
diabólico
extremadamente malvado o cruel; Expresivo de crueldad o digno del infierno.
🇮🇹Italian
diabolico
estremamente malvagio o crudele; espressivo di crudeltà o adatto all'inferno
🇳🇱Dutch
duivels
extreem slecht of wreed; uitdrukking van wreedheid of passend bij de hel
🇵🇹Portuguese
diabólico
extremamente malvado ou cruel; expressivo de crueldade ou condizente com o inferno
🇷🇺Russian
дьявольский
чрезвычайно злой или жестокий; выражающий жестокость или подобающий аду
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पैशाचिक
अत्यंत दुष्ट या क्रूर; क्रूरता या नरक के अनुरूप व्यक्त करने वाला
🇧🇩Bengali
পৈশাচিক
অত্যন্ত মন্দ বা নিষ্ঠুর; নিষ্ঠুরতা বা উপযুক্ত নরকের অভিব্যক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
கொடூரமான
மிகவும் தீய அல்லது கொடூரமான; கொடுமையை வெளிப்படுத்துவது அல்லது நரகத்திற்கு ஏற்றது
🇮🇳Telugu
క్రూరమైన
చాలా చెడు లేదా క్రూరమైన; క్రూరత్వం యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణ లేదా నరకానికి తగినది
🇮🇳Marathi
दुष्ट
अत्यंत वाईट किंवा क्रूर; क्रूरता किंवा योग्य नरकाची अभिव्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુષ્ટ
અત્યંત દુષ્ટ અથવા ક્રૂર; ક્રૂરતા અથવા યોગ્ય નરકની અભિવ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ದೈತ್ಯಾಕಾರದ
ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರೂರ; ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ನರಕಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಹೊಂದುವ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭ്രാന്തൻ
അങ്ങേയറ്റം തിന്മയോ ക്രൂരമോ; ക്രൂരത പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ നരകത്തിന് യോജിച്ചതോ ആയ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਹਿਸ਼ੀ
ਬਹੁਤ ਬੁਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ; ਬੇਰਹਿਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਢੁਕਵੇਂ ਨਰਕ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
شیطانی
انتہائی برے یا ظالمانہ؛ ظلم کا اظہار یا جہنم کے موافق
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
恶魔般的
极其邪恶或残忍；表达残酷或适合地狱
🇯🇵Japanese
凶悪な
非常に邪悪な、または残酷な;残酷さ、または地獄にふさわしい表現
🇰🇷Korean
악마 같은
극도로 사악하거나 잔인함; 잔인함을 표현하거나 지옥에 어울리는 표현
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quỷ quyệt
cực kỳ xấu xa hoặc độc ác; biểu hiện sự tàn ác hoặc phù hợp với địa ngục
🇹🇭Thai
โหดเหี้ยม
ชั่วร้ายอย่างยิ่งหรือโหดร้าย แสดงออกถึงความโหดร้ายหรือเหมาะสมกับนรก
🇮🇩Indonesian
sangat jahat
sangat jahat atau kejam; ekspresif dari kekejaman atau pantasnya neraka
🇵🇭Filipino
masasamang loob
lubhang masama o malupit; nagpapahayag ng kalupitan o nararapat na impiyerno
🇲🇾Malay
kejam
amat jahat atau kejam; menyatakan kekejaman atau sesuai dengan neraka
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شيطاني
شرير للغاية أو قاس؛ معبرة عن القسوة أو تليق بالجحيم
🇮🇷Persian
شیطانی
بسیار بد یا بی رحمانه؛ بیانگر ظلم یا برازنده جهنم
🇹🇷Turkish
şeytani
son derece kötü veya zalim; zulmün ifadesi veya cehenneme yakışır
🇮🇱Hebrew
שְׂטָנִי
רשע או אכזרי ביותר; מבטא אכזריות או כיאה לגיהנום
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'fiendish'?
The primary meaning of 'fiendish' is 'extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fiendish' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'fiendish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'fiendish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'fiendish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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