énergumène
French, noun/e.nɛʁ.ɡy.mɛn/
énergumène is spelled É-N-E-R-G-U-M-È-N-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 51,956th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Énergumène is a French feminine noun meaning “energumen (person possessed by an evil ghost or spirit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne possédée du diable”.
What does énergumène mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineenergumen (person possessed by an evil ghost or spirit)
- 2
femininemasculinefanatic, zealot
- 3
femininemasculineone expressing him or herself with great energy, excitement or vehemence
- 4
colloquialfemininemasculinenutcase, loony
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Délirant, exalté.
noun: 1. Personne possédée du diable. 2. Personne qui se livre à des mouvements excessifs d’exaltation, de colère, qui parle et s’agite avec violence. 3. Personnage bizarre, inquiétant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of énergumène
- énergumènes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce énergumène?
- /e.nɛʁ.ɡy.mɛn/
- \e.nɛʁ.ɡy.mɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is énergumène in French?
énergumène appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).