NOUN | person | fiend, monster, devil, demon, ogre | a cruel wicked and inhuman person |
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person | fiend, devil, demon, daemon, daimon | an evil supernatural being | |
person | fiend, fanatic | a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) |
Sounds | fiy'nd | |
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Rhymes | quarantined ... weaned: 3 rhymes with iynd... |
Meaning | A cruel wicked and inhuman person. | |
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Synonyms | monster, devil, demon, ogre | |
Narrower | demoniac | someone who acts as if possessed by a demon |
Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
Spanish | demonio, diablo, fiera, malvado, monstruo, ogro | |
Catalan | diable, dimoni, fera, monstre, ogre |
Meaning | An evil supernatural being. | |
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Synonyms | devil, demon, daemon, daimon | |
Narrower | dybbuk, dibbuk | (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior |
incubus | A male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women | |
succubus, succuba | A female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men | |
Broader | evil spirit | A spirit tending to cause harm |
Spanish | daimon, demonio, diablo, genio, mandinga | |
Catalan | daimon, diable, dimoni |
Meaning | A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause). | |
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Synonym | fanatic | |
Broader | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity |
Spanish | exaltado, fanático | |
Catalan | exaltat, fanàtic |
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