demoniac

Pronunciation: /dɪˈməʊnɪak/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
  2. adjective frenzied as if possessed by a demon

Etymology

From Middle English demoniak et al., from Old French demoniaque, from Late Latin daemoniacus.

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