Fiend

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An evil spirit; a demon.
  • n. The Devil; Satan.
  • n. A diabolically evil or wicked person.
  • n. Informal One who is addicted to something: a dope fiend.
  • n. Informal One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime: a crossword-puzzle fiend.
  • n. Informal One who is particularly adept at something: a fiend with computers.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A demon
  • n. A very evil person
  • n. An addict
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An enemy; a foe.
  • n. Specifically, the enemy of mankind; Satan; the devil.
  • n. Hence, in a general sense, a devil; a demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
  • n. An exceedingly wicked, cruel, spiteful, or destructive person: as, a dynamite fiend; a fire fiend.
  • n. A person who gives great annoyance; a persistent bore: as, the newspaper fiend; the hand-organ fiend.
  • n. Synonyms See devil.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a cruel wicked and inhuman person
  • n. an evil supernatural being
  • n. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    partisan    partizan    enthusiast   
    Form
    dope fiend    fiendish    fiendlike   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    monster   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    careened    cleaned    convened    demeaned    gleaned    greened    intervened    leaned    machined    preened   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    demon    villain    wretch    brute    hag    witch    scoundrel    tyrant    ogre    ruffian