diabolic

Meaning

1. Of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil.
2. (figuratively) Having qualities traditionally attributed to devils.
3. (especially, figuratively) Having qualities traditionally attributed to devils.

Synonyms

diabolical

devilish

fiendish

satanic

hellish

atrocious

demonic

heinous

infernal

inhuman

treacherous

unholy

mephistophelian

mephistophelean

cacodemonic

implike

bloody-minded

sulphurous

cacodemonical

machiavellian

demoniacal

evil

demoniac

harmful

ghoulish

damnable

impish

Translations

diabolique

diabólico

diabolisch

diabolico

diabólico

teuflisch

satanique

διαβολικός

duivels

démoniaque

infernal

شيطاني

infernal

satané

méphistophélique

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: diabolik

In summary

From Middle English diabolik, from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολικός (diabolikós, “devilish”), from διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”). First attested in 1350–1400.