cacodemon C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˌkækoʊˈdimən/ UK /ˌkækəʊˈdiːmən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an evil spirit or malevolent demon Folklore warned of a cacodemon haunting the abandoned mill. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an evil spirit or... demondevilfiendimpevil spiritbogey ↔ Opposites benevolent spiritguardian angel Word family Related forms demon Etymology AI details From Greek kakodaimon ('evil spirit'), from kakos ('bad, evil') + daimon ('spirit, divine power'). kakós Ancient Greek daímon Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cacodemon **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌkækoʊˈdimən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkækəʊˈdiːmən/ ## Meanings 1. an evil spirit or malevolent demon ## Examples - Folklore warned of a cacodemon haunting the abandoned mill. ## Synonyms - demon - devil - fiend - imp - evil spirit - bogey ## Antonyms - benevolent spirit - guardian angel ## Related Forms - demon ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kakós - Root: daímon ## Etymology From Greek kakodaimon ('evil spirit'), from kakos ('bad, evil') + daimon ('spirit, divine power'). ## AI Etymology Cacodemon comes from Greek kakodaimon ('evil spirit'), from kakos ('bad, evil') + daimon ('spirit, divine power'). The historical trail runs through kakós in Ancient Greek and daímon in Ancient Greek. Morphologically, cacodemon is transparent: it draws on Greek kakodaimon ('evil spirit'), from kakos ('bad, evil') + daimon ('spirit, divine power'). Used as a noun, cacodemon now means "an evil spirit or malevolent demon", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as demon. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown