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devil

/ devil /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a word used in exclamations of confusion
"what the devil"
"the deuce with it"
"the dickens you say"
Type of:
exclamation exclaiming
noun Sense 2
one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
Type of:
evil spirit
Kinds of:
incubus succubus succuba dybbuk dibbuk
Derived:
demonize demonise devilize devilise diabolize
verb Sense 3
coat or stuff with a spicy paste
"devilled eggs"
Type of:
cook fix ready
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
noun Sense 4
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Type of:
spiritual being supernatural being
Derived:
devilize devilise diabolize diabolise
Domain:
Islam Islamism Mohammedanism
noun Sense 5
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
"he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
Type of:
troublemaker trouble maker troubler
noun Sense 6
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
Type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
Kinds of:
demoniac
Derived:
demonize demonise devilize devilise diabolize
verb Sense 7
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
"It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
Type of:
displease
Kinds of:
get get under one's skin eat into fret rankle
Derived:
mischief mischief-making mischievousness deviltry devilry
Verb group:
chafe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
94%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
45
Times Searched
30
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Related Words

exclamation exclaiming evil spirit incubus succubus succuba dybbuk dibbuk cook fix ready spiritual being