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Type Words
Synonyms devil, fiend, monster, ogre
Type of unpleasant person, disagreeable person
Has types demoniac
Derivation demonic, demonize
Type Words
Synonyms daemon, daimon, devil, fiend
Type of evil spirit
Has types succubus, succuba, dibbuk, dybbuk, incubus
Derivation demoniac, demonize
Type Words
Type of worker, doer, actor


he worked like a demon to finish the job on time.
she's a demon at math.

Examples of demon

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A horned demon haunts the entrance to Universal Studios'Halloween Horror Nights.
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Like Haget in the infield, Reick was a speed demon in center field for the Rams.
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I was weak and I sold him my soul and the demon gave me riches,more than enough.
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They believe Hitler was possessed by a demon and tried a long-distance exorcism.
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Junior Dwayne Barfield is the quickest player on the team and a defensive demon.
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The boar is actually the demon Kalaketu in disguise who runs away from the king.
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The film focused on a young couple whose California house is haunted by a demon.
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Mysore is named after Mahishasur, the very demon which was slain by the Goddess.
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This so-called Landauer limit is proof that the demon does not get a free lunch.
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More examples
  • Devil: an evil supernatural being
  • Monster: a cruel wicked and inhuman person
  • Someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math"
  • (demonic) extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; " ...
  • A demon (from Koine Greek u03B4u03B1u03B9u03BCu03CCu03BDu03B9u03BFu03BD daimonion) or daemon (British English) is a supernatural, often malevolent being prevalent in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology and folklore.
  • The McDonnell F3H Demon was a subsonic swept-wing United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter aircraft. After severe problems with Westinghouse J40 engine that was ultimately abandoned, the successor to the F2H Banshee served starting in 1956 redesigned with the J71 engine.Angelucci, 1987. p. ...
  • Fiends is the third album from the Christian rock band Chasing Victory, released only months before the band officially broke up. This album is a change of style for the band. ...
  • Fairies, in the fictional series Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, are beings, usually shorter than a human, who possess magic properties. The average height of a fairy is exactly 1 metre, one centimetre. All the fairies have retreated below the Earth to escape the destructiveness of the human race. ...
  • Demon are an English rock/metal group, formed in 1979 by vocalist Dave Hill and guitarist Mal Spooner, both hailing from Leek, Staffordshire. They drew their initial audience from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement in 1980.