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| 1. | [ noun ] (Judeo-Christian religion) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell | |
| Synonyms: | Lucifer the_Devil shaytan Beelzebub Old_Nick Prince_of_Darkness the_Tempter shaitan Satan | |
| Related terms: | spiritual_being genie Islam | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell | |
| Synonyms: | lucifer the_devil prince_of_darkness satan old_nick the_tempter beelzebub | |
| Related terms: | spiritual_being religion Islam | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (folklore) one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief | |
| Synonyms: | demon fiend daimon daemon | |
| Related terms: | evil_spirit incubus succubus dybbuk demonize | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a word used in exclamations of confusion | |
| Synonyms: | dickens deuce | |
| Examples: | "what the devil" or "the deuce with it" or "the dickens you say" |
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| Related terms: | exclamation | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) | |
| Synonyms: | hellion heller | |
| Examples: | "he chased the young hellions out of his yard" |
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| Related terms: | troublemaker | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations | |
| Synonyms: | bother annoy irritate vex nark gravel get_at nettle chafe rile get_to rag | |
| Examples: | : "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
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| Related terms: | displease harass antagonize ruffle torment get grate peeve fret chafe botheration mischief annoyance pique tease irritant aggravation annoyance | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (food) coat or stuff with a spicy paste | |
| Examples: | : "devilled eggs" |
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| Related terms: | cook cooking | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a cruel wicked and inhuman person | |
| Synonyms: | fiend ogre demon monster | |
| Related terms: | unpleasant_person demoniac demonize | |
| Similar spelling: |
Deville Deaville Deibel defile debile Devall deploy Depalo deeply Debell Devaul devalue Devalle DePaul |
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