how to pronounce diabolical

/ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/

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diabolical is pronounced in five syllables

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daɪəbɑːlɪkəl

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An example use of diabolical in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in the you know this diabolical plot to …”

meanings of diabolical

adjective:

  1. Extremely wicked or cruel.
  2. Of or concerning the devil; satanic.

diabolical frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word diabolical occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics diabolical can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that diabolical can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

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