shaitan
noun
shai·tan shā-ˈtän 
shī-
: an evil spirit
specifically : an evil jinni
Synonyms
- cacodemon
- demon
- daemon
- devil
- fiend
- ghost
- ghoul
- ghoulie
- imp
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
her fate was sealed once she let the shaitan out of the bottle
Word History
Etymology
Arabic shayṭān
First Known Use
1638, in the meaning defined above
shaitan
noun
as in demon
an evil spirit her fate was sealed once she let the shaitan out of the bottle Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- demon
- devil
- ghost
- ghoul
- vampire
- imp
- nightmare
- genie
- wraith
- elf
- fairy
- daemon
- goblin
- jinn
- spirit
- ghoulie
- banshee
- monster
- fiend
- lamia
- cacodemon
- hag
- incubus
- jinni
- succubus
- dwarf
- djinn
- phantom
- afrit
- troll
- fay
- faerie
- gremlin
- puck
- pixie
- apparition
- afreet
- spook
- djinni
- kobold
- phantasm
- bogey
- bogy
- ogre
- vision
- poltergeist
- faery
- gnome
- specter
- bugbear
- shadow
- brownie
- familiar
- leprechaun
- sprite
- familiar spirit
- pixy
- hobgoblin
- fantasm
- spectre
- genius
- bogie
- shade
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- angel