demoniacal
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de·mo·ni·ac
(dĭ-mō′nē-ăk′) also de·mo·ni·a·cal (dē′mə-nī′ə-kəl)adj.
1. Possessed, produced, or influenced by a demon: demoniac creatures.
2. Of, resembling, or suggestive of a devil; fiendish: demoniac energy; a demoniacal fit.
n.
One who is or seems to be possessed by a demon.
[Middle English demoniak, from Late Latin daemoniacus, from Greek *daimoniakos, from daimonios, of a spirit, from daimōn, divine power; see demon.]
de′mo·ni′a·cal·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | demoniacal - frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" |
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demoniacal
adj → dämonisch
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