English Explanatory Dictionary

energumen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.
  2. A frantic and hysterical person.

Pronunciation

/ɛn.əˈɡjuː.mən/ /ɛn.əɹˈɡuː.mən/

Word forms

energumen energumens

Etymology

From Latin energumenus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργούμενος (energoúmenos), from verb ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to influence”).

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