nnoun.person(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of HellTopic:IslamIslamismMohammedanismMuhammadanismMuslimismfaithreligionreligious belief
Synset:Beelzebub Devil Lucifer Old Nick Prince of Darkness Satan the Tempter
Derivationally Related Form:devilizeSatanic
Instance Hypernyms:spiritual being supernatural being
Inherited Hypernyms:satanspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.personan evil supernatural beingSynset:daemon daimon demon fiend
Derivationally Related Form:demoniacdevilizedemonize
Hypernyms:evil spirit
Inherited Hypernyms:devilevil spiritspiritspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dibbukdybbukincubussuccubasuccubus
Full Hyponyms:dybbukincubussuccubus
nnoun.communicationa word used in exclamations of confusionSynset:deuce dickens
Examples:- what the devil
- the deuce with it
- the dickens you say
Hypernyms:exclaiming exclamation
Inherited Hypernyms:devilexclamationutteranceauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.persona rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)Synset:heller hellion
Examples:- he chased the young hellions out of his yard
Derivationally Related Form:diabolic
Hypernyms:bad hat mischief-maker trouble maker troublemaker troubler
Inherited Hypernyms:helliontroublemakerunwelcome personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:helliontroublemakerunwelcome personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona cruel wicked and inhuman personSynset:demon fiend monster ogre
Derivationally Related Form:diabolicdemonicdevilizemonstrousdemonize
Hypernyms:disagreeable person unpleasant person
Inherited Hypernyms:monsterunpleasant personunwelcome personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:monsterunpleasant personunwelcome personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:demoniac
vverb.emotioncause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritationsSynset:annoy bother chafe get at get to gravel irritate nark nettle rag rile vex
Examples:- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
Derivationally Related Form:irritationbotherationirritantvexervexationdevilryannoyerdeviltrydevilmentannoyancebother
Hypernyms:displease
Inherited Hypernyms:annoydisplease
Direct Hyponyms:antagoniseantagonizebesetchevvychevychivvychivyeat intofretgetget under one's skingrateharassharryhasslemolestpeeveplagueprovokerankleruffle
Full Troponyms:antagonizeeat intofretgethamstringharasshazemaddenneedlepeevepersecutepurgeruffleteasetorment
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: devil, irritate, gravel, nark, rile, rag, annoy, nettle, get to, vex) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: irritate, vex, annoy)
vverb.creationcoat or stuff with a spicy pasteTopic:cookerycookingpreparation
Hypernyms:cook fix make prepare ready
Inherited Hypernyms:devilcookcreate from raw materialmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The chefs --- the vegetables (apply to: devil)