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fiend — fiendlike, adj. /feend/, n. 1. Satan; the devil. 2. any evil spirit; demon. 3. a diabolically cruel or wicked person. 4. a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance: Those children are little fiends. 5. Informal. a person who is extremely … Universalium
fiend — /find / (say feend) noun 1. any evil spirit, especially with reference to Satan. 2. any evil spirit. 3. a diabolically cruel or wicked person. 4. Colloquial a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance. 5. Colloquial someone who is devoted …
archfiend — /ahrch feend /, n. 1. a chief fiend. 2. Satan. [1660 70; ARCH 1 + FIEND] * * * … Universalium
nuisance — [15] Nuisance has become much less serious over the centuries. When English originally acquired it, it meant ‘harm, injury’ (‘Helpe me to weye ageyn the feend … keepe vs from his nusance’, Thomas Hoccleve, Mother of God 1410), reflecting its… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cheer — {{11}}cheer (n.) c.1200, the face, especially as expressing emotion, from Anglo Fr. chere the face, O.Fr. chiere face, countenance, look, expression, from L.L. cara face (Cf. Sp. cara), possibly from Gk. kara head, from PIE root *ker head. From… … Etymology dictionary
demon — c.1200, from L. daemon spirit, from Gk. daimon deity, divine power; lesser god; guiding spirit, tutelary deity (sometimes including souls of the dead); one s genius, lot, or fortune; from PIE *dai mon divider, provider (of fortunes or destinies) … Etymology dictionary
fiend — [[t]find[/t]] n. 1) Satan 2) a demon 3) a diabolically cruel or wicked person 4) inf Informal. a) buff; fan: a baseball fiend[/ex] b) addict: dope fiends[/ex] 5) inf a person who is outstandingly skilled at something; whiz • Etymology: bef. 900;… … From formal English to slang
drug fiend — /ˈdrʌg find/ (say drug feend) noun Colloquial a person who is addicted to drugs, especially narcotics. Also, dope fiend …
sex fiend — /ˈsɛks find/ (say seks feend) noun Colloquial a person who displays great enthusiasm for sex …
Feind — 1. Als Feind kann ich viel schaden und als Freund viel nützen. – Eiselein, 165. 2. Arme Feind, arme Herren vnd Schmachwort verachtet kein weiser Mann. – Henisch, 1052. 3. Auch den kleinen Feind muss man nicht verachten. 4. Auch vom Feinde kann… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
