Energumen
/ɛn.əˈɡjuː.mən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.
- 2 A frantic and hysterical person.
Etymology
From Latin energumenus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργούμενος (energoúmenos), from verb ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to influence”).