demon-ridden

1. 1.

   as if possessed by demons

   Similarpassionate

Questions about demon-ridden

What does demon-ridden mean?

demon-ridden means "as if possessed by demons".

How many syllables are in demon-ridden?

demon-ridden has 4 syllables: de-mon--rid-den. The stress falls on "mon-".

Is demon-ridden a common word?

demon-ridden is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.