fiend

fiend

 (fēnd)

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.

v. fiend·ed, fiend·ing, fiends Slang

v.tr.

To crave (a drug, for example): fiended cocaine.

v.intr.

To have an intense desire for something: fiended for the band's new release.

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

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fiend

(fiːnd)

n

1. an evil spirit; demon; devil

2. a person who is extremely wicked, esp in being very cruel or brutal

3. informal

a. a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something: a fresh-air fiend; he is a fiend for cards.

b. an addict: a drug fiend.

4. (informal) a mischievous or spiteful person, esp a child

[Old English fēond; related to Old Norse fjāndi enemy, Gothic fijands, Old High German fīant]

ˈfiendˌlike adj

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Fiend

(fiːnd)

n

(Bible) the Fiend the devil; Satan

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fiend

(find)

n.

1. Satan.

2. a demon.

3. a diabolically cruel or wicked person.

4. Informal.

a. buff; fan: a baseball fiend.

b. addict: dope fiends.

5. Informal. a person who is outstandingly skilled at something; whiz.

[before 900; Middle English feend, Old English fēond; c. Old Saxon fīond, Old High German fīant, Old Norse fjandr, Gothic fijands foe]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fiend - a cruel wicked and inhuman person   ogre, demon, monster, devil disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable demoniac - someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
	2.	fiend - an evil supernatural being     daemon, daimon, demon, devil 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.	fiend - 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 fanatic enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

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fiend

noun

1. brute, monster, savage, beast, degenerate, barbarian, ogre, ghoul a saint to his parents and a fiend to his children

2. (Informal) enthusiast, fan, addict, freak (informal), fanatic, maniac, energumen a strong-tea fiend

3. demon, devil, evil spirit, hellhound She is a fiend incarnate, leading these people to eternal damnation.

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fiend

noun

1. A perversely bad, cruel, or wicked person:

archfiend, beast, devil, ghoul, monster, ogre, tiger, vampire.

2. Informal. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity:

bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, maniac, zealot.

Informal: buff, fan.

Slang: freak, nut.

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Translations

إنسان شِرّيرإنسان مولَع بِشَيءشَيْطان، إبْليس

ďábelnadšenec

=-dyrker=-fandjævelsatan

FanatikerTeufelUnhold

démonmonstremordu

megszállottja

fíkill, sem er óîur í e-îfjandi, púki, djöfullillmenni

demoniofanatico della vita all'aria aperta

šėtonasšėtoniškaišėtoniškasvelnioniškaivelnioniškas

entuziastsļaundarissātanstīrais velnsvelns

-narkomanperson som er besatt av noesatan

düşküniblisşeytantutkunzalim insan

…狂…迷恶毒的人魔鬼

fiend

[fiːnd] N

1. (= devil) → demonio m, diablo m

2. (= person) → malvado/a m/f

3. (= addict) drugs fiend → drogadicto/a m/f
sex fiend → maníaco m sexual

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fiend

[ˈfiːnd] n → démon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fiend

n

(= evil spirit) → Teufel m, → Dämon m; (= person) → Teufel m; the Fiend → der böse Feind; “sex fiend strikes again” → „Sexbestie schlägt wieder zu“

(inf: = addict) → Fanatiker(in) m(f); tennis fiend → Tennisnarr m; she’s a fresh-air fiend → sie ist Frischluftfanatikerin

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fiend

[fiːnd] n → demonio
you little fiend! (fam) → piccolo delinquente!
a tennis fiend → un fanatico or patito del tennis

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fiend

(fiːnd) noun

1. a devil. the fiends of hell. bose gees; duiwel شَيْطان، إبْليس дявол inimigo/diabo, demônio ďábel der Teufel djævel; satan δαίμοναςdemonio paharet اهریمن paholainen démonשטן पिशाच davao gonosz szellem setan fjandi, púki, djöfull demonio 悪魔 마귀 velnias, šėtonas velns; sātans syaitan duiveldjeveldiabeł شيطان وزمه، شيطان ډول inimigo/diabo, demónio diavol дьявол diabol hudič demon djävul, ond ande ปีศาจ şeytan, iblis 魔鬼 диявол, біс بدروح، بھوت ma quỷ; tà ma 魔鬼

2. a wicked or cruel person. She's an absolute fiend when she's angry. wreedaard; woestaard; besetene إنسان شِرّير демон demônio ďábel der Unhold djævel; satan τέραςdemonio püsti kurat آدم شریر peto monstreשטן दुष्ट व्यक्ति okrutnik, vrag ördög orang kejam illmenni demonio 残酷無情な人 매우 심술궂은 사람 velnias, šėtonas ļaundaris; tīrais velns orang kejam duiveldjevel, satan, dyrdiabeł ظالم سړى 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 恶毒的人

3. a person who is very enthusiastic about something. a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work. fanatikus إنسان مولَع بِشَيء маниак fanático nadšenec der/die Fanatiker(in) -fan; -dyrker μανιώδηςfanático (millegi järele) hull کسی که به کاری بسیار علاقمند است intoilija mordu, maniaqueמכור शैकीन veliki ljubitelj nečega vminek a megszállottja keranjingan fíkill, sem er óður í e-ð accanito, maniaco ～狂 (게임, 스포츠 등에) 열중하는 사람 entuziastas entuziasts gila kerja fanaat en som er besatt av noe, narkoman, –slave maniak هغه سړى چه ځان يې يوه كارته وقف كړى وى fanático iubi­tor de; maniac энтузиаст nadšenec navdušenec ljubitelj fantast, fanatiker, slav คนที่อยากได้สิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งมาก tutkun, düşkün 嗜好成癖者(...迷、…狂) ентузіаст بہت جوشیلا شخص người thích ...迷，…狂

ˈfiendish adjective

1. wicked or devilish. a fiendish temper. duiwelse شَيْطاني дяволски diabólico ďábelský, zlomyslný teuflisch nederdrægtig; djævelsk; helvedes διαβολικόςdiabólico kuratlik شیطانی pirullinen diabolique אַכזָרִי पैशाचिक paklenski, neljudski ördögien gonosz jahat djöfullegur diabolico 残酷無情な 악마 같은 velniškas, šėtoniškas velnišķīgs; ļauns jahat gemeendjevelsk, sataniskpodły, szatański شیطانی 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 恶魔（似）的

2. very difficult, clever etc. a fiendish plan. vernuftig صَعْب جِدا، ذَكي جِدا пъклен diabólico ďábelský verteufelt nederdrægtig; djævelsk δαιμόνιος, διαβολικόςdiabólico kuratlik بسیار مشکل katala démoniaqueמחוכם कपटपूर्ण okrutan pokoli rumit bráðsnjall diabolico 巧妙な 매우 어려운 velnioniškas, šėtoniškas velnišķīgs; viltīgs rumit duivelsdjevelsk, jævlig szatański دیړه سخت 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 非常困难的，非常聪明的

ˈfiendishly adverb

1. wickedly. demonies بولَع شَديد، بصورة شيطانِيَّه дяволски diabolicamente ďábelsky teuflisch ondskabsfuldt; grusomt διαβολικά diabólicamente kuratlikult بطور اهریمنی pirullisesti diaboliquement בְּאַכזָרִיוּת नीचता की हद करना okrutno, pakleno ördögien secara jahat djöfullega diabolicamente 残忍に 악마 같이 šėtoniškai velnišķīgi; viltīgi dengan kejam gemeendjevelsk, satanisk diabelsko په بدۍ، په بدكارۍ diabolicamente drăceşte жестоко diabolsky hudobno svirepo djävulskt, ondskefullt อย่างชั่วร้าย şeytancasına 邪惡地 жорстоко مکاری سے độc ác 邪恶地

2. very. fiendishly difficult. verduiwels moeilik جِدّا адско muito strašlivě verteufelt nederdrægtigt; djævelskt διαβολεμένα terriblemente kuratlikult بسیار pirullisen abominablementמאוד कठिन jako pokolian sangat einstaklega tremendamente ひどく 매우 velnioniškai briesmīgi sangat duivelsjævlig diabelsko دیړه muito al naibii de чертовски strašne vražje izuzetno överdjävulskt ยากและท้าทายมาก çok, alabildiğine 非常 диявольськи شدید cực kỳ; rất 非常

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