devil

Significat (Anglès)

Name

The chief devil; Satan.

Noun

1. An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
2. A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.
3. The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
4. A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
5. A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
6. Hell.
7. A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
8. A printer's assistant.
9. A poltergeist that haunts printing works.
10. A dust devil.
11. A barren, unproductive and unused area.
12. A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
13. A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc., as used in the production of mungo or shoddy.
14. A Tasmanian devil.
15. (slang) An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.
16. Ellipsis of devil seam.: The seam between garboard strake and the keel (a seam on wooden boats)

Verb

1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
2. To annoy or bother.
3. To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
4. To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:
5. To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:
6. To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:
7. To shred fabric into its fibres for recycling, as in the production of mungo or shoddy.

Sinònims

demon

Satan

evil spirit

fiend

ghost

👻

satan

goblin

monster

deuce

imp

👿

spirit

vampire

🧛

bad spirit

get to

bastard

Daeva

annoy

false god

vex

daemon

ogre

Lucifer

god

rile

dickens

get at

nettle

nark

bother

evil

genie

🧞

irritate

Devil

chafe

gravel

rag

shaitan

vile

bat

🦇

beast

demons

foul

ghoul

giant

heller

hellion

incubus

nat

rogue

tease

Beelzebub

daimon

Evil One

wicked person

bad person

Prince of Darkness

Old Nick

ghost bat

Father of Lies

fallen angel

miscreant

enemy

monstrous

eat

🍽️

the Enemy of God and Man

dun

djinn

pest

pester

plague

prince of darkness

purgatory

cacodemon

rankle

rascal

cacodaemon

the Evil One

bullyrag

scoundrel

scum

siren

spice

bug

🐛

stomach ache

the Old One

tempter

terrible

blaze

vermin

blackguard

afflict

warlock

witch

wizard

the Old Serpent

the Old lad

blackamoor

Dickens

the Prince of darkness

evil person

beset

beleaguer

Hell

Judas

Mephistopheles

mischief-maker

Nick

barbarian

the Devil

awful dragon

ail

evil influence

ruler of Hades

big snake

discerp

peper

fever

🤒

pain

awful

Satanas

Apollyon

Adversary

Daityas

Archenemy

archfiend

malevolent being

Arch-fiend

His Satanic Majesty

Old Clootie

Old Simmie

fret

fiendish

ferret

Grim Reaper

harass

harry

hassle

hell

Old Teaser

hell-hound

the Arch-enemy

idol

fearful

😨

the Dragon

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdɛvəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: devil

Heretat de anglès antic: dēofol

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: Düüwel

Cognat amb frisó occidental: duvel

Cognat amb neerlandès: duivel

Cognat amb alemany: Teufel

Cognat amb bavarès: Teifl

Cognat amb danès: djævel

Cognat amb suec: djävul

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: djǫfull

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.
Ancient Greek διά (diá)
Ancient Greek δια- (dia-)
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō-der.
Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bállō)
Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō)
Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)bor.
Latin diabolusbor.
Proto-West Germanic *diubul
Old English dēofol
Middle English devel
English devil
From Middle English devil, devel, deovel, from Old English dēofol, dēoful, from earlier dīobul (“devil”), from Latin diabolus, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “false accuser, slanderer”), also as "Satan" (in Jewish/Christian usage, translating Biblical Hebrew שָׂטָן (śātān)), from διαβάλλω (diabállō, “to slander”), literally “to throw across”, from διά (diá, “through, across”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”). The Old English word was probably adopted under influence of Latin diabolus (itself from the Greek). Other Germanic languages adopted the word independently: compare Saterland Frisian Düüwel (“devil”), West Frisian duvel (“devil”), Dutch duivel, duvel (“devil”), German Low German Düvel (“devil”), German Teufel (“devil”), Bavarian Teifl (“devil”), Danish djævel (“devil”), Swedish djävul (“devil”) (older: djefvul, Old Swedish diævul, Old Norse djǫfull). Doublet of diable, diablo, and diabolus.