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DEMONIAC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("demoniac" is a kind of...):

demon; devil; fiend; monster; ogre (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)

Derivation:

demoniac (of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon

Synonyms:

demoniac; demoniacal; possessed

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

demon (an evil supernatural being)

Derivation:

demon (an evil supernatural being)

demoniac (someone who acts as if possessed by a demon)

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