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fiend
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fiend  (fnd)
n.
1.
a. An evil spirit; a demon.
b. The Devil; Satan.
c. A diabolically evil or wicked person.
2. Informal One who is addicted to something: a dope fiend.
3. Informal One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime: a crossword-puzzle fiend.
4. Informal One who is particularly adept at something: a fiend with computers.

[Middle English, from Old English fond; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

fiend [feend]
Noun
1. an evil spirit
2. a cruel or wicked person
3. Informal a person who is extremely interested in or fond of something: a fitness fiend [Old English fēond]
fiendish adj
fiendishly adv

Fiend
Noun
the Fiend the devil
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fiendfiend - a cruel wicked and inhuman person    
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
demoniac - someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
2.fiendfiend - an evil supernatural being          
evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm
incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
succuba, succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
3.fiendfiend - a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill
enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

fiend
noun 2. (Informal) enthusiast, fan, addict, freak (informal) fanatic, maniac, energumen
noun 3. demon, devil, evil spirit, hellhound, atua N.Z.
Translations
fiend [fiːnd] ndemonio

fiend [fiːnd] ndémon m

fiend [fiːnd] nTeufel m

fiend [fiːnd] ndemonio

fiend
n fiend [fiːnd]
1 a devil the fiends of hell. bose gees; duiwel شَيْطان، إبْليس дявол ďábel djævel; satan der Teufel δαίμονας demonio paharet اهریمن paholainen démon שָׂטָן पिशाच davao gonosz szellem setan fjandi, púki, djöfull demonio 悪魔 악마 velnias, šėtonas velns; sātans syaitan duivel djevel diabeł inimigo/diabo, demónio diavol дьявол diabol hudič demon djävul, ond ande ปีศาจ şeytan, iblis 魔鬼 диявол, біс بدروح، بھوت ma quỷ; tà ma
2 a wicked or cruel person She's an absolute fiend when she's angry. wreedaard; woestaard; besetene إنسان شِرّير демон ďábel djævel; satan der Unhold τέρας (μτφ.) demonio püsti kurat آدم شریر paholainen monstre שָׂטָן दुष्ट व्यक्ति okrutnik, vrag ördög orang kejam illmenni demonio 残酷無情な人 악마 같은 사람 velnias, šėtonas ļaundaris; tīrais velns orang kejam duivel djevel, satan, dyr diabeł demónio monstru злодей; фурия diabol hudoba zlotvor plågoande คนโหดร้าย zalim insan 惡毒的人 лиходій بد اور ظالم انسان người rất độc ác hoặc đầy hằn thù
3 a person who is very enthusiastic about something a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work. fanatikus إنسان مولَع بِشَيء маниак nadšenec -fan; -dyrker der/die Fanatiker(in) μανιώδης fanático (millegi järele) hull کسی که به کاری بسیار علاقمند است intoilija, hullu mordu, maniaque (de) מָכוּר शैकीन veliki ljubitelj nečega vminek a megszállottja keranjingan fíkill, sem er óður í e-ð accanito, maniaco ~狂 ...광(狂), ...에 열중하는 사람 entuziastas entuziasts gila kerja fanaat en som er besatt av noe, (-)narkoman, –slave maniak fanático iubi­tor de; maniac энтузиаст nadšenec navdušenec ljubitelj fantast, fanatiker, slav คนที่อยากได้สิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งมาก tutkun, düşkün ...迷 ентузіаст بہت جوشیلا شخص người thích ...迷
adj fiendish
1 wicked or devilish a fiendish temper. duiwelse شَيْطاني дяволски ďábelský, zlomyslný nederdrægtig; djævelsk; helvedes teuflisch διαβολικός diabólico kuratlik شیطانی pirullinen diabolique אַכזָרִי पैशाचिक paklenski, neljudski ördögien gonosz jahat djöfullegur diabolico 残酷無情な 사악한, 잔인한 velniškas, šėtoniškas velnišķīgs; ļauns jahat gemeen djevelsk, satanisk podły, szatański diabólico drăcesc дьявольский démonický hudoben podmukao djävulsk, ondskefull ที่ชั่วร้าย zalim, acımasız 惡魔(似)的 диявольський; жорстокий بد اور شیطانی hung dữ hoặc độc ác )的
2 very difficult, clever etc a fiendish plan. vernuftig صَعْب جِدا، ذَكي جِدا пъклен ďábelský nederdrægtig; djævelsk verteufelt δαιμόνιος, διαβολικός diabólico kuratlik بسیار مشکل pirullinen démoniaque מְחוּכָּם कपटपूर्ण okrutan pokoli rumit bráðsnjall diabolico 巧妙な (교묘하면서) 어려운 velnioniškas, šėtoniškas velnišķīgs; viltīgs rumit duivels djevelsk, jævlig (vanskelig/lur) szatański diabólico dia­bolic хитроумный diabolský vražji lukav överdjävulsk ที่ยากและท้าทาย şeytanca 非常困難的,非常聰明的 пекельний بہت مشکل khôn ngoan và phức tạp 非常非常
adv fiendishly
1 wickedly. demonies بولَع شَديد، بصورة شيطانِيَّه дяволски ďábelsky ondskabsfuldt; grusomt teuflisch διαβολικά diabólicamente kuratlikult بطور اهریمنی pirullisesti diaboliquement בְּאַכזָרִיוּת नीचता की हद करना okrutno, pakleno ördögien secara jahat djöfullega diabolicamente 残忍に 사악하게 šėtoniškai velnišķīgi; viltīgi dengan kejam gemeen djevelsk, satanisk diabelsko diabolicamente drăceşte жестоко diabolsky hudobno svirepo djävulskt, ondskefullt อย่างชั่วร้าย şeytancasına 邪惡地 жорстоко مکاری سے độc ác
2 very fiendishly difficult. verduiwels moeilik جِدّا адско strašlivě nederdrægtigt; djævelskt verteufelt διαβολεμένα terriblemente kuratlikult بسیار pirullisen abominablement מְאוֹד कठिन jako pokolian sangat einstaklega tremendamente ひどく 매우 velnioniškai briesmīgi sangat duivels jævlig diabelsko muito al naibii de чертовски strašne vražje izuzetno överdjävulskt ยากและท้าทายมาก çok, alabildiğine 非常 диявольськи شدید cực kỳ; rất


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