demon

de·mon  (dmn)

n.

1. An evil supernatural being; a devil.

2. A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion: the demon of drug addiction.

3. One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent: worked away like a demon; a real demon at math.

4. Variant of daimon.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin daemn, from Latin, spirit, from Greek daimn, divine power; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

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demon

Noun

1. an evil spirit

2. a person, obsession, etc., thought of as evil or persistently tormenting

3. a person extremely skilful in or devoted to a given activity: a demon at cricket [Greek daimōn spirit, fate]

demonic adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demon - an evil supernatural being daemon, daimon, devil, fiend 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
	2.	demon - a cruel wicked and inhuman person fiend, ogre, monster, devil disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable demoniac - someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
	3.	demon - someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math" doer, actor, worker - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

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demon

noun 1. evil spirit, devil, fiend, goblin, ghoul, malignant spirit, atua N.Z. wairua N.Z.

noun 2. wizard, master, ace (informal) addict, fanatic, fiend

noun 3. monster, beast, villain, rogue, barbarian, brute, ogre

Translations

demon [ˈdiːmən] n (= evil spirit) → demonio

cpd → temible

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demon [ˈdiːmən] n → démon m

cpd a demon squash player → un crack en squash;

a demon driver → un fou du volant

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demon [ˈdiːmən] n → Dämon m

adj → teuflisch gut

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demon [ˈdiːmən] n (also fig) → demonio

cpd a demon squash player → un mago dello squash;

a demon driver → un guidatore folle