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The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your shoulder every couple months with the most recent checkup to see whether there is any sign of it, and I thank God to say at this point there is not.
Joe Eszterhas

Meaning of "diabolic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIABOLIC

From Late Latin diabolicus, from Greek diabolikos, from diabolosdevil.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIABOLIC

diabolic  [ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIABOLIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diabolic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIABOLIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diabolic

Diabolic is an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida, founded in 1998 by drummer Aantar Lee Coates and guitarist Brian Malone.

Definition of diabolic in the English dictionary

The first definition of diabolic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or proceeding from the devil; satanic. Other definition of diabolic is befitting a devil; extremely cruel or wicked; fiendish. Diabolic is also very difficult or unpleasant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIABOLIC


alcoholic
ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk
ametabolic
əˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk
anabolic
ˌænəˈbɒlɪk
antimetabolic
ˌæntɪˌmetəˈbɒlɪk
carbolic
kɑːˈbɒlɪk
catabolic
ˌkætəˈbɒlɪk
ecbolic
ɛkˈbɒlɪk
embolic
ɛmˈbɒlɪk
epibolic
ˌepɪˈbɒlɪk
holometabolic
ˌhɒləʊˌmetəˈbɒlɪk
hydraulic
haɪˈdrɒlɪk
hyperbolic
ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk
hypermetabolic
ˌhaɪpəˌmetəˈbɒlɪk
katabolic
ˌkætəˈbɒlɪk
metabolic
ˌmetəˈbɒlɪk
nonsymbolic
ˌnɒnsɪmˈbɒlɪk
parabolic
ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk
shambolic
ʃæmˈbɒlɪk
symbolic
sɪmˈbɒlɪk
thromboembolic
ˌθrɒmbəʊɛmˈbɒlɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIABOLIC

diabasic
diabetes
diabetes insipidus
diabetes mellitus
diabetic
diabetical
diabetogenic
diabetologist
diable
diablerie
diabolical
diabolically
diabolicalness
diabolise
diabolism
diabolist
diabolize
diabolo
diabology
diabolology

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIABOLIC

amphibolic
anti-Catholic
bucolic
catholic
chocoholic
colic
cytosolic
diastolic
frolic
glycolic
Greek Catholic
melancholic
non-Catholic
Old Catholic
phenolic
polyphenolic
Roman Catholic
shopaholic
systolic
workaholic

Synonyms and antonyms of diabolic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DIABOLIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «diabolic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of diabolic

Translation of «diabolic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIABOLIC

Find out the translation of diabolic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diabolic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diabolic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

魔鬼般
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diabólica
570 millions of speakers

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diabolic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पैशाचिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حشية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дьявольский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diabólica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শয়তানসুলভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diabolique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diabolic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

teuflisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪魔の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악마 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diabolic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ác hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வஞ்சகத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Diabolic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şeytani
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diabolico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

diaboliczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

диявольський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diabolic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαβολική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diaboliese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diabolic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diabolic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diabolic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIABOLIC»

The term «diabolic» is regularly used and occupies the 56.969 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIABOLIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diabolic

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QUOTES WITH «DIABOLIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word diabolic.
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Joe Eszterhas
The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your shoulder every couple months with the most recent checkup to see whether there is any sign of it, and I thank God to say at this point there is not.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIABOLIC»

Discover the use of diabolic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diabolic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Escape from the Diabolic Triangle?: Followed by a ...
How to Escape from the Diabolic Triangle? dives into those collective delusions to show what they mean to us as individuals and what role they play in society.
J. Berting, 2010
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Russian Devils and Diabolic Conditionality in Nikolai ...
In addition to examining the aesthetic representation of evil in Nikolai Gogol's Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka, this book explores the traditions of speculation into the devil found in Orthodox theology, medieval Russian literature, and ...
Christopher Putney, 1999
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Alpha and Omega -: Diabolic Beginning and Divine End
ALPHA AND OMEGA - Diabolic Beginning and Divine End ... is divided into four parts, each of which investigates a variety of subjects, having either alpha or omega connotations, from a Social Transcendentalist standpoint with a view to ...
John O'Loughlin, 2011
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Zurich 1995: Open Questions in Analytical Psychology
New York, NY, U.S.A. New York Association for Analytical Psychology A diabolic trickster figure often appears in the dreams of patients who have suffered early trauma. “Diabolic” comes from the Greek dia-ballein meaning “to throw across or  ...
Mary Ann Mattoon, 1997
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The Sweetly Diabolic Art of Jim Flora
Jim Flora (1914-1998)'s two previous books (The Mischievous Art and The Curiously Sinister Art), are each in multiple printings.
Irwin Chusid, Barbara Economon, 2009
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Religion, Politics and Law: Philosophical Reflections on the ...
The 'Diabolic' is the expression of an experienced or anticipated sorrowful distortion of the currently accepted meaning, which endangers that symbolical unity, in which human beings essentially orient their existence and in which they order ...
Barend Christoffel Labuschagne, Reinhard W. Sonnenschmidt, 2009
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Diabolic Downloads
Jim Halligan. DIABOLIC DOWNLOADS JIMHALLIGAN Illustrated by Fabian Erlinghäuser The Cartoon Saloon CONTENTS Title Page Dedication CHPTR# 1 YOU ARE OUT OF.
Jim Halligan, 2012
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Veritas Philosophicus
It was from such a negative basis that the positivity of religious alternatives eventually arose, a 'Blessed Trinity' and 'Blessed Mother' of wavicle individualism which, corresponding to divine, diabolic, purgatorial, and worldly options, would ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
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The Story of the Night: Studies in Shakespeare's Major Tragedies
DR LEA vis'S Diabolic Intellect and the Noble Hero: or The Sentimentalist's Othello (in The Common Pursuit, 1952) is one of his most impressive and influential essays, and it undoubtedly shows some of his powers at their highest — shows, ...
John Holloway, 2005
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Believe Not Every Spirit: Possession, Mysticism, & ...
It was their failure that led to the suspicion that there must be a diabolic cause for her condition. Young Matthiess's furious mania combined both physiological and mental symptoms,and it is likely that he,too,hadbeen examinedby physicians ...
Moshe Sluhovsky, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIABOLIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diabolic is used in the context of the following news items.
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allAfrica.com: Rwanda: To Win Without Risk Is to Triumph Without …
... for the liberation of their country, they would have to contend with a super power, nor that a diabolic plan was underway to blot the people out ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Cristiano Ronaldo finds phone, treats owner and her friends to …
The FOX Sports Live PAs discuss if this was a good Samaritan move, or a diabolic plan for a date. share 0. Tweet 0. FOX Sports Jimmy Traina. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
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Is Three Still a Crowd? Polygamy and the Law After Obergefell v …
The old anti-Mormon literature, in the 19th century, talked rather hysterically about how women were innocent victims of the diabolic institution ... «Justia Verdict, Jul 15»
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Putin's War on Ukraine Is More Important Than Greek Debt
Instead, the Kremlin opted for a third strategy, identified with Putin's diabolic aide Vladislav Surkov: a limited but bloody war in the eastern and ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Zero Escape 3 Available For Pre-Order On Amazon For Vita And …
Diabolic new puzzles and fully animated story sections push the boundaries of interactive storytelling! New comers and familiar faces round out ... «GearNuke, Jul 15»
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Shooting victim found dead in car | The Tribune
#Those comments were called “diabolic” and “asinine” by former FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner, who said it was shameful that the ... «Bahamas Tribune, Jul 15»
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British Envoy in Nepal Sparks Storm Of Conversion Controversy …
... Sparkes' statement only gave credence to a polemic that Nepal's secular and federal journey was taking place under a diabolic design of the ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
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The Road to Hrimthurs: “Weeping Bitter Tears of Rage”
Hrimthurs—pronounced 'rim thurs'—recalls mighty Frost Giants who exhibited clever, perhaps even diabolic, behavior in their delight as others ... «Snowshoe Magazine, Jul 15»
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Something Different: Misguided passion is dangerous
The reckless shootout was diabolic, nefarious and should lead to some person, or possibly a group of people, receiving a lengthy incarceration ... «El Dorado News-Times, Jul 15»
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Amy review – a harrowing account of Winehouse's tragic destiny
At any rate, Rehab was the result of almost diabolic inspiration and self-mythology, which triggered the supernova of fame. The idea of refusing ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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