| NOUN | person | fiend, monster, devil, demon, ogre | a cruel wicked and inhuman person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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