"devil" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

referred to in:
- faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
- islam, islamism, mohammedanism, muhammadanism, muslimism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
is an instance of: spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events

same as: beelzebub, lucifer, old nick, prince of darkness, satan, the tempter
is a type of: evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm
subtypes:
- incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
- succuba, succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
- dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
same as: daemon, daimon, demon, fiend
is a type of: exclaiming, exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance

same as: deuce, dickens
is a type of: bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

same as: heller, hellion
is a type of: disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

subtypes: demoniac - someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

same as: demon, fiend, monster, ogre

Verb

is a type of: displease - give displeasure to
subtypes:
- get, get under one's skin - irritate
- eat into, fret, grate, rankle - gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
- ruffle - trouble or vex
- fret - cause annoyance in
- beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically
- antagonise, antagonize - provoke the hostility of
same as: annoy, bother, chafe, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

verb group: chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger
referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

is a type of: cook, fix, make, prepare, ready - prepare for eating by applying heat