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cacodaemon

/kækəˈdiːmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-co-dae-mon
IPA
/kækəˈdiːmən/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).

noun

Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.

noun

A nightmare.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn), from κακός (kakós, “bad, evil”) and δαίμων (daímōn, “divinity, genius”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κακοδαίμων

Usage

Inflected Forms

cacodaemons (plural) cacodemon (alternative) cacodæmon (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cacodaemoniacal cacodaemonic cacodemonic daemon daemonic demon demonic agathodemon

Synonyms

cacodemon

Homonyms

cacodemon

Questions

How do you pronounce cacodaemon?
The recorded pronunciation is /kækəˈdiːmən/.
What does cacodaemon mean?
A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
Where does cacodaemon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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