diabolical
[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ]US[ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ]
diabolical adjective: of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
Adjective
diabolical (comparative more diabolical, superlative most diabolical)
- Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
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- Synonyms:
- daemonical, demonic, diabolic
- Extremely wicked or cruel.
- a diabolical plan
- Synonyms:
- baneful, malevolent, malicious, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, flagitious, demonic
- (Devilishly) cunning or devious.
- Crazy, wild (sometimes especially due to being unexpected or surprising).
diabolical meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
diabolical in Hindi
- diabolical
- शैतानी śaitānī
diabolical in Urdu
- diabolical, satanic, mischievous
- شیطانی šaitānī
diabolical in Bengali
- শয়তানি, পৈশাচিক, অত্যন্ত মন্দ, নিষ্ঠুর
diabolical in Malayalam
- അതിനിഷ്ഠൂരമായ, പൈശാചികമായ, നീചമായ, നിന്ദ്യമായ, മോശമായ
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- diabolical in Kannada
- ಕುಟಿಲವಾದ, ವಕ್ರವಾದ, ಕೃತ್ರಿಮವಾದ, ಪೈಶಾಚಿಕವಾದ
- diabolical in Arabic
- شَيْطَانِيّ šayṭāniyy
Examples of diabolical in a sentence
- The boys who did this were “special” in some diabolical manner.
- Or at the very least resisting the diabolical temptations of ravishing succubi.
- The fools charge her with diabolical trafficking, believing her misfortune the result of divine misfavor!
Synonyms of diabolical
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Antonyms
Forms of diabolical
| comparative | more diabolical |
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| superlative | most diabolical |
Origin of diabolical
From diabolic + -al.
Words formed from diabolical
Questions about diabolical
- What does diabolical mean?
- Diabolical means of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
- What is diabolical in Hindi?
- Diabolical in Hindi is शैतानी (śaitānī). See Diabolical meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is diabolical?
- Diabolical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce diabolical?
- Diabolical is pronounced [ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ] (UK).
Words near diabolical in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: diabolical (page history and authors); शैतानी (Hindi) (page history and authors); شیطانی (Urdu) (page history and authors); Diabolical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diabolical (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diabolical (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.
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