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diablerie
di·a·ble·rie D0192100 (dē-ä′blə-rē, -ăb′lə-)n.1. Sorcery; witchcraft.2. Representation of devils or demons, as in paintings or fiction.3. Devilish conduct; deviltry. [French, from Old French, from diable, devil, from Latin diabolus; see devil.]diablerie (dɪˈɑːblərɪ; French djɑbləri) n1. (Other Non-Christian Religions) magic or witchcraft connected with devils2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) demonic lore or esoteric knowledge of devils3. (Other Non-Christian Religions) the domain of devils4. devilry; mischief[C18: from Old French, from diable devil, from Latin diabolus; see devil]di•a•ble•rie (diˈɑ blə ri, daɪˈæb lə-) n. 1. diabolic magic or art; sorcery; witchcraft. 2. the lore of devils; demonology. 3. reckless mischief; deviltry. [1745–55; < French, Old French, =diable devil + -erie -ery] Thesaurusdiablerienoun1. A wicked act or wicked behavior:crime, deviltry, evil, evildoing, immorality, iniquity, misdeed, offense, peccancy, sin, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing.2. Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts:devilry, deviltry, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery.Informal: shenanigan (often used in plural).diablerie
Synonyms for diablerienoun a wicked act or wicked behaviorSynonyms- crime
- deviltry
- evil
- evildoing
- immorality
- iniquity
- misdeed
- offense
- peccancy
- sin
- wickedness
- wrong
- wrongdoing
noun annoying yet harmless, usually playful actsSynonyms- devilry
- deviltry
- high jinks
- impishness
- mischief
- mischievousness
- prankishness
- rascality
- roguery
- roguishness
- tomfoolery
- shenanigan
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