fiend

English Thesaurus

1. an evil supernatural being (noun.person)

hypernym	:	evil spirit,
definition	:	a spirit tending to cause harm (noun.person)

hyponym	:	incubus,
definition	:	a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women (noun.person)

hyponym	:	succuba, succubus,
definition	:	a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men (noun.person)

hyponym	:	dibbuk, dybbuk,
definition	:	(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior (noun.person)

2. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	enthusiast, partisan, partizan,
definition	:	an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity (noun.person)

3. a cruel wicked and inhuman person (noun.person)

hypernym	:	disagreeable person, unpleasant person,
definition	:	a person who is not pleasant or agreeable (noun.person)

hyponym	:	demoniac,
definition	:	someone who acts as if possessed by a demon (noun.person)

4. an evil supernatural being (noun.person)

derivation	:	demonise, demonize,
definition	:	make into a demon (verb.change)

derivation	:	devilise, devilize, diabolise, diabolize,
definition	:	turn into a devil or make devilish (verb.change)

5. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) (noun.person)

derivation	:	fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabid,
definition	:	marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea (adj.all)

6. a cruel wicked and inhuman person (noun.person)

derivation	:	demonise, demonize,
definition	:	make into a demon (verb.change)

derivation	:	devilise, devilize, diabolise, diabolize,
definition	:	turn into a devil or make devilish (verb.change)

derivation	:	atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous,
definition	:	shockingly brutal or cruel (adj.all)

derivation	:	demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy,
definition	:	extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell (adj.all)

derivation	:	devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian,
definition	:	showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil (adj.all)

7. an evil supernatural being (noun.person)

derivation	:	demonise, demonize,
definition	:	make into a demon (verb.change)

derivation	:	devilise, devilize, diabolise, diabolize,
definition	:	turn into a devil or make devilish (verb.change)

8. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) (noun.person)

derivation	:	fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabid,
definition	:	marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea (adj.all)

9. a cruel wicked and inhuman person (noun.person)

derivation	:	demonise, demonize,
definition	:	make into a demon (verb.change)

derivation	:	devilise, devilize, diabolise, diabolize,
definition	:	turn into a devil or make devilish (verb.change)

derivation	:	atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous,
definition	:	shockingly brutal or cruel (adj.all)

derivation	:	demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy,
definition	:	extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell (adj.all)

derivation	:	devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian,
definition	:	showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil (adj.all)