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cacodemon

/kækəˈdiːmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
ca-code-mon
IPA
/kækəˈdiːmən/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evil or malevolent spirit.

noun

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)). By surface analysis, caco- + demon.

Inflected Forms

cacodemons (plural) cacodaemon (alternative) cacodæmon (alternative) kakodæmon (alternative) kakodaimon (alternative)

Derived Forms

cacodemonomania

Frequently Paired Words

cacodaemoniacal cacodaemonic cacodemonic daemon daemonic demon demonic eudaemon

Synonyms

cacodaemon

Homonyms

cacodaemon

Antonyms

agathodemon

Questions

How do you pronounce cacodemon?
The recorded pronunciation is /kækəˈdiːmən/.
What does cacodemon mean?
An evil or malevolent spirit.
Where does cacodemon come from?
From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)). By surface analysis, caco- + demon.

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