demonic

Meaning

1. Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
2. Pertaining to daemons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.
3. (broadly) Extremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical.

Synonyms

demoniac

satanic

diabolical

devilish

hellish

fiendish

possessed

demoniacal

diabolic

evil

infernal

unholy

Daemonic

despicable

iniquitous

nefarious

possession

wrong

daemonic

demonical

devilis

daemonical

amuck

Translations

démoniaque

dämonisch

demoníaco

demoniaco

demonisch

duivels

satanisch

demonico

possédé

dämonische

demoníaco

شيطاني

satané

dämonenhaft

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈmɒnɪk/

Etymology

From Latin daemonicus, from Ancient Greek δαιμονικός (daimonikós, “possessed by a demon, sent by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn), equivalent to demon + -ic. Doublet of daimonic.