fiend

Noun
  1. 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, devil, monster, ogre
  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, devil
  3. A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) (synset 110097659)
    "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"
    is a type of: enthusiast, partisan, partizan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
    same as: fanatic

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