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energumen

UK/ɛn.əˈɡjuː.mən/US/ɛn.əɹˈɡuː.mən/

energumen noun: a person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.

Noun

energumen (plural energumens)

  1. A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.
  2. A frantic and hysterical person.

energumen meaning in Tamil and Bengali

energumen in Tamil

ஆர்வவெறியன்

energumen in Bengali

প্রেত, সত্তা দ্বারা আবিষ্ট

Forms of energumen

pluralenergumens

Origin of energumen

From Latin energumenus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργούμενος (energoúmenos), from verb ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to influence”).

Questions about energumen

What does energumen mean?
Energumen means a person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.
What is energumen in Tamil?
Energumen in Tamil is ஆர்வவெறியன். See Energumen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is energumen?
Energumen is a noun.
How do you pronounce energumen?
Energumen is pronounced /ɛn.əˈɡjuː.mən/ (UK).
What is the plural of energumen?
The plural of energumen is energumens.

Words near energumen in the dictionary

  1. energizing
  2. energizingly
  3. Energlyn
  4. energon
  5. energons
  6. energumen
  7. energumens
  8. energy
  9. energy bar
  10. energy bars
  11. energy bubble

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: energumen (page history and authors); energumen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); energumen (Bengali 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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