Word.ws English Dictionary

diabolic

/ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk/

diabolic adjective: of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil.

Adjective

diabolic (comparative more diabolic, superlative most diabolic)

  1. Of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil.
    • diabolic magic square
    • "The Sovereign Council of Wisdom," or the Order of Palladium, founded in Paris, was a diabolic order claiming masonic origin.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 259
  2. (figuratively) Having qualities traditionally attributed to devils.
    1. (especially, figuratively) Wicked; evil; cruel.
      • a cunning and diabolic plot
      • fires lit up a diabolic scene

diabolic meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

diabolic in Tamil

பேய்த் தனமான, மிகக் கொடிய

diabolic in Urdu

خطرناک, شیطانی

diabolic in Malayalam

പൈശാചികം, നീചമായ, നിന്ദ്യമായ, അതിദുഷ്ടമായ

diabolic in Kannada

ಮರುಕವಿಲ್ಲದ, ಕೇಡಿನ, ಪೈಶಾಚಿಕ, ದೆವ್ವದಂತಹ

Synonyms of diabolic

30 more synonymsFewer synonyms

Forms of diabolic

comparativemore diabolic
superlativemost diabolic
alternative form (obsolete)diabolick

Origin of diabolic

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.

Words formed from diabolic

Questions about diabolic

What does diabolic mean?
Diabolic means of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil.
What is diabolic in Tamil?
Diabolic in Tamil is பேய்த் தனமான, மிகக் கொடிய. See Diabolic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diabolic?
Diabolic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce diabolic?
Diabolic is pronounced /ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk/.

Words near diabolic in the dictionary

  1. diablotins
  2. diabodies
  3. diabody
  4. diaboleite
  5. diabolepsy
  6. diabolic
  7. diabolical
  8. diabolicalities
  9. diabolicality
  10. diabolically
  11. diabolicalness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: diabolic (page history and authors); diabolic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diabolic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diabolic (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diabolic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diabolic.wav.

Cite this entry: “diabolic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/diabolic. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.