the Devil
1 of 2noun (1)
: the most powerful spirit of evil in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam who is often represented as the ruler of hell
the devil
2 of 2noun (2)
informal
1
—used to make a statement or question more forceful
What the devil are you talking about?Where the devil have you been?
2
: something that is very difficult or that causes a lot of trouble
The shoes look great, but they're the devil to walk in.
the devil
interjection
as in the dickens
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- the dickens
- whoops
- there
- oops
- egad
- gad
- ugh
- (the) deuce
- oh
- pooh
- zounds
- gadzooks
- hello
- woops
- fiddlesticks
- what
- hey
- phooey
- why
- gee whiz
- gee
- well
- my word
- no
- lo
- ha
- indeed
- ah
- come on
- pshaw
- aha
- fie
