devil

1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God;
   Tempter of mankind;
   Master of Hell (synset 109566482)
   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
2. An evil supernatural being (synset 109565450)
   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
3. A word used in exclamations of confusion (synset 107140494)
   "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
   is a type of: exclaiming, exclamation - an abrupt excited utterance
   same as: deuce, dickens
4. A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) (synset 110189012)
   "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
   is a type of: bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
   same as: heller, hellion
5. A cruel wicked and inhuman person (synset 110349658)
   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

1. Cause annoyance in;
   Disturb, especially by minor irritations (synset 201791774)
   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
   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
2. Coat or stuff with a spicy paste (synset 201669402)
   "devilled eggs"
   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

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