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demonde‧mon /ˈdiːmən/ ●○○ noun [countable]   demonOrigin: 1200-1300 Late Latin daemon ‘evil spirit’, from Greek daimon - Paganini, the demon of the violin, transformed violin playing techniques.
- Spencer hoped that therapy would free her from her inner demons.
- Astrology was condemned as the doctrine of demons.
- Don't let anybody tell you demons have no feelings.
- I have a tremendous weakness for the demon king, Brian Walden.
- Naked, they fetch and pile stones from the riverbed, but demons topple the tower before it is high enough.
- The rebels fought like demons, and under cover of the dense underbrush poured deadly volleys upon us.
- Youths dressed as demons careered across the road and yelled at the tops of their voices.
► Occultbanshee, nouncoven, noundemon, noundemonic, adjectivedevil, nounESP, nounevil, adjectiveexorcism, nounexorcist, nounexorcize, verbextra-sensory perception, nounfiend, nounfortune-teller, nounmedium, nounmind reader, nounnecromancy, nounpalmist, nounpalmistry, nounpalm reader, nounparanormal, adjectiveparapsychology, nounpossessed, adjectiveprophecy, nounprophesy, verbpsychic, adjectivepsychic, nounpsychokinesis, nounseance, nounsoothsayer, nounspirit, nounSvengali, nountarot, nountelepathic, adjectivetelepathy, nounwitch, nounwizard, noun NOUN► drink· Perhaps the demon drink had won? ► the demon drink- Perhaps the demon drink had won?
1an evil spirit or force:  He was speeding down the motorway as if pursued by a demon.2[usually plural] something that makes you anxious and causes you problems: She struggled with her husband’s demons of addiction and alcoholism.3someone who is very good at something – often used humorously: a demon cook4the demon drink British English alcoholic drink – often used humorously → daemon |