demonic
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6.1
- adjective
- /dɪˈmɒnɪk/
- Literature
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frenético
- She had a demonic drive to succeed that left her peers both in awe and fear.
And she looked up to me look with demonic eyes like it's not a fake cry.
- And she looked up to me look with demonic eyes like it's not a fake cry.
- I kind of like how it sort of looks demonic.
- And if you go back and listen, my laugh sounds kind of demonic.
- There are exercises, there are training methods that are starting to really develop your hand in such a way it looks demonic.
- And the mother element almost explicitly said it was like demonic, right?
Examples
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Whenever I watch that vid, it really gives me a demonic vibe.
Blog text (2) -
Yet another moved with demonic purpose toward the road where the fire truck was stopped.
Fiction book (1999) -
I stand against demonic energy and I have my eye on you.
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And he had this kind of demonic way of looking at you.
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The message he painted opened a door for the demonic.
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As if in answer to a demonic prayer, a crazy old man came dancing down the street.
Fiction book (2002) -
No, there's something demonic going on.
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There, his demonic spirit was captured in the form of a great Black Cauldron.
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A lack of strongly grounded values can leave individuals and maybe societies open to corruption by demonic influences.
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By raising this to an almost intolerably high pitch, he captured what sounded like a scream of demonic triumph.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
44
8.2
Very evil and cruel, like a devil
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7.4
Connected with Satan or with evil beliefs and rituals
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8.3
Very evil and cruel, causing great pain or suffering
Very cruel or wild, as if controlled by an evil spirit
Being related to an evil spirit or showing its control
Connected with evil spirits or demons that frighten people
Connected with evil spirits or seeming to be caused by them
Controlled by an evil spirit
Seeming to be controlled and troubled by evil spirits
Filled with evil spirits that control or trouble people
Strange and frightening in a way that seems supernatural
Antonyms
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Etymology
Demonic comes from the old Greek word daimon, which meant 'spirit' or a strong inner force. That's why demonic can also mean being driven by a powerful, often frightening energy, as if a spirit is pushing someone to act.