diabolical
/ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkl/adjective
उच्चारण डायबॉलिकल
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adjective
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informal, especially BrE
extremely bad or annoying
(बोलचाल में) बहुत बुरा
- The traffic was diabolical.
- The food at the canteen was diabolical, and nobody finished a single plate.
- The weather was diabolical throughout the trip.
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- The bus service in my town is diabolical.
- His handwriting is diabolical and nobody can read it.
- The queue at the bank was diabolical this morning.
- 2
morally bad and evil; like a devil
शैतानी, राक्षसी, दुष्ट
- a diabolical plan to destroy the village
- The villain in the serial plotted a diabolical scheme against his own brother.
- The detective uncovered a diabolical plot against the king.
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- He wore a diabolical grin as he plotted revenge.
- The film's villain has a diabolical sense of humour.
- Historians called the dictator's methods diabolical.
◇Word family
devil noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
di·a·bol·i·cal
With -bol- (not 'diabolicle').
बीच में -bol- ('diabolicle' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the evil words together: diabolical, devilish, fiendish (cruel and clever), satanic, demonic, sinister (seeming evil).
दुष्टता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: diabolical, devilish, fiendish (क्रूर और चालाक), satanic, demonic, sinister (दुष्ट लगने वाला)।
§Grammar and usage
Opposites: angelic, saintly, divine.
विपरीत: angelic, saintly, divine।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek diabolos, devil (as in devil itself).
यूनानी diabolos, शैतान, से (devil भी)।