noun
Meaning 1
A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
energumen
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ɛn.əˈɡjuː.mən/
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US: /ɛn.əɹˈɡuː.mən/
noun
Meaning 2
A frantic and hysterical person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin energumenus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργούμενος (energoúmenos), from verb ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to influence”).
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: обладан от зъл дух (obladan ot zǎl duh) — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Catalan: energumen — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Dutch: bezetene — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Finnish: riivattu — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- French: énergumène — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Galician: energúmeno — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Galician: endemoñado — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Greek: ενεργούμενο (energoúmeno) — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Irish: ainscian — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Irish: alfraits — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Spanish: energúmeno — A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity
- Bulgarian: фанатик (fanatik) — A frantic and hysterical person
- Catalan: energumen — A frantic and hysterical person
- Dutch: waanzinnige — A frantic and hysterical person
- Finnish: kiihkoilija — A frantic and hysterical person
- Irish: díograiseoir — A frantic and hysterical person
- Irish: fanaiceach — A frantic and hysterical person
- Spanish: energúmeno — A frantic and hysterical person