Satanic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

of or relating to Satan

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɐtˈænɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/sɐtˈanɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɐtˈanɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /sɐtˈænɪk/.

Examples

something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
fires lit up a diabolic scene
diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unholy infernal demonic diabolical diabolic hellish fiendish

Parts of Speech

adjective	extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell “something demonic in him--something that could be cruel”
adjective	of or relating to Satan “Satanic verses”

Word Forms

demon	noun	a cruel wicked and inhuman person
devil	noun	a cruel wicked and inhuman person
unholiness	noun	the quality of being unholy
Satan	noun	(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

satanisch

extrem böse oder grausam; Ausdruck von Grausamkeit oder angemessener Hölle

🇫🇷French

satanique

extrêmement méchant ou cruel; exprimant la cruauté ou digne de l'enfer

🇪🇸Spanish

satánico

extremadamente malvado o cruel; Expresivo de crueldad o digno del infierno.

🇮🇹Italian

satanico

estremamente malvagio o crudele; espressivo di crudeltà o adatto all'inferno

🇳🇱Dutch

satanisch

extreem slecht of wreed; uitdrukking van wreedheid of passend bij de hel

🇵🇹Portuguese

satânico

extremamente malvado ou cruel; expressivo de crueldade ou condizente com o inferno

🇷🇺Russian

сатанинский

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

শয়তানী

অত্যন্ত মন্দ বা নিষ্ঠুর; নিষ্ঠুরতা বা উপযুক্ত নরকের অভিব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

சாத்தானிய

மிகவும் தீய அல்லது கொடூரமான; கொடுமையை வெளிப்படுத்துவது அல்லது நரகத்திற்கு ஏற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

పైశాచికమైన

చాలా చెడు లేదా క్రూరమైన; క్రూరత్వం యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణ లేదా నరకానికి తగినది

🇮🇳Marathi

सैतानी

अत्यंत वाईट किंवा क्रूर; क्रूरता किंवा योग्य नरकाची अभिव्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેતાની

અત્યંત દુષ્ટ અથવા ક્રૂર; ક્રૂરતા અથવા યોગ્ય નરકની અભિવ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೈಶಾಚಿಕ

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರೂರ; ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ನರಕಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಹೊಂದುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈശാചിക

അങ്ങേയറ്റം തിന്മയോ ക്രൂരമോ; ക്രൂരത പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ നരകത്തിന് യോജിച്ചതോ ആയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨੀ

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

撒旦的

极其邪恶或残忍；表达残酷或适合地狱

🇯🇵Japanese

悪魔的な

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

ma quỷ

cực kỳ xấu xa hoặc độc ác; biểu hiện sự tàn ác hoặc phù hợp với địa ngục

🇹🇭Thai

ซาตาน

ชั่วร้ายอย่างยิ่งหรือโหดร้าย แสดงออกถึงความโหดร้ายหรือเหมาะสมกับนรก

🇮🇩Indonesian

setan

sangat jahat atau kejam; ekspresif dari kekejaman atau pantasnya neraka

🇵🇭Filipino

sataniko

lubhang masama o malupit; nagpapahayag ng kalupitan o nararapat na impiyerno

🇲🇾Malay

syaitan

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

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