fiend

fiend
Synonyms and related words:
Apollyon, Baba Yaga, Beelzebub, LSD user, Lilith, Lucifer, Mafioso, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Satan, Young Turk, acidhead, addict, aficionado, afreet, alcoholic, ape-man, barghest, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bigot, bomber, brute, buff, bug, cacodemon, chain smoker, cocaine sniffer, cokie, collector, cubehead, daeva, demon, devil, devil incarnate, devotee, diablo, dipsomaniac, dope fiend, doper, dragon, drug abuser, drug addict, drug user, drunkard, dybbuk, eager beaver, energumen, enthusiast, evil genius, evil spirit, faddist, fan, fanatic, fiend from hell, fire-eater, firebrand, follower, freak, fury, genie, genius, ghoul, glue sniffer, goon, gorilla, great one for, gunsel, gyre, habitual, hardnose, harpy, head, heavy smoker, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, hellkite, hobbyist, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hophead, hothead, hotspur, hound, hype, incendiary, incubus, infatuate, jinni, jinniyeh, junkie, killer, lamia, mad dog, madcap, maniac, marijuana smoker, methhead, monster, mugger, narcotics addict, nut, ogre, ogress, pillhead, pothead, pursuer, rakshasa, rapist, revolutionary, rhapsodist, satan, savage, serpent, she-wolf, shedu, snowbird, speed freak, spitfire, succubus, sucker for, termagant, terror, terrorist, the undead, tiger, tigress, tough, tough guy, tripper, ugly customer, user, vampire, violent, virago, visionary, vixen, werewolf, wild beast, witch, wolf, yogini, zealot

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Fiend — Fiend, n. [OE. fend, find, fiend, feond, fiend, foe, AS. fe[ o]nd; akin to OS. f[=i]ond, D. vijand enemy, OHG. f[=i]ant, G. feind, Icel. fj[=a]nd, Sw. & Dan. fiende, Goth. fijands; orig. p. pr. of a verb meaning to hate, AS. fe[ o]n, fe[ o]gan,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fiend — [fi:nd] n [: Old English; Origin: feond enemy ] 1.) a very cruel, evil, or violent person ▪ a heartless fiend ▪ Both of them were fighting like fiends. a sex/rape fiend (=one who commits very unpleasant sex attacks) 2.) television/sports/fresh… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fiend — fiend; fiend·ish; fiend·ly; fiend·ish·ly; fiend·ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • fiend — [fēnd] n. [ME fend, feend < OE feond, lit., the one hating, orig. prp. < base of feogan, to hate, akin to Goth fijands < fijan, to hate < IE base * pē(i) , to harm] 1. an evil spirit; devil 2. an inhumanly wicked or cruel person ☆ 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • fiend — [ find ] noun count 1. ) MAINLY LITERARY a very evil person: MONSTER 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is extremely enthusiastic about something: He s a real fresh air fiend …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fiend — O.E. feond enemy, foe, originally prp. of feogan to hate, from P.Gmc. *fijæjan (Cf. O.Fris. fiand enemy, O.S. fiond, M.D. viant, Du. vijand enemy, O.N. fjandi, O.H.G. fiant, Goth. fijands), from PIE root …   Etymology dictionary

  • fiend — [n1] dastardly person barbarian, beast, brute, degenerate, demon, devil, diablo*, evil spirit, hellion, imp, little devil*, Mephistopheles, monster, ogre, Satan, savage, serpent, troll; concept 412 Ant. angel, friend fiend [n2] person… …   New thesaurus

  • fiend — ► NOUN 1) an evil spirit or demon. 2) a very wicked or cruel person. 3) informal an enthusiast or devotee: an exercise fiend. ORIGIN Old English, «an enemy, the devil» …   English terms dictionary

  • fiend|ly — «FEEND lee», adjective. Obsolete. devilish; fiendish …   Useful english dictionary

  • fiend — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fīend; akin to Old High German fīant enemy, Sanskrit pīyati he reviles, blames Date: before 12th century 1. a. devil 1 b. demon c. a person of great wickedness or maliciousness 2. a person… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fiend — [[t]fi͟ːnd[/t]] fiends 1) N COUNT If you describe someone as a fiend, you mean that they are extremely wicked or cruel. [WRITTEN] ...such a saint to his patients and such a fiend to his children. Syn: monster 2) N COUNT: n N Fiend can be used… …   English dictionary

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