fiend

English

Alternative forms

• fend

Etymology

From Middle English feend (“enemy, demon”), from Old English fēond (“enemy”). Cognate with Old Norse fjándi (Danish fjende, Swedish fiende), German Feind, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fijands), all of them meaning foe. The Old Norse and Gothic terms are present participles of the corresponding verbs fjá/fijan, to hate. Akin to Sanskrit पियति (piyati, “(he) reviles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fiːnd/

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• Rhymes: -iːnd

Noun

fiend (plural fiends)

1. A demon
2. A very evil person
   • "Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" Poe, The Raven and Other Poems.
3. (informal) An addict

   a jazz fiend

Derived terms

• fiendish
• fiendlike
• dope fiend

Synonyms

• monster

Translations

demon

Catalan: dimoni (ca), diable (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 惡魔, simpl. 恶魔 (èmó) Danish: djævel (da) c., dæmon (da) c. Finnish: paholainen, pahahenki

French: démon (fr) m. German: Dämon m., Dämonin f. Greek: Δαίμων (el) Hebrew: שטן (he) Russian: демон (ru) m.

very evil person

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 惡魔般的人, simpl. 恶魔般的人 (èmóbānderén) Danish: djævel (da) c. Finnish: ilkimys (fi), riiviö (fi)

French: monstre (fr) m. German: Bösewicht m., Unhold m. Hebrew: שטני (he) Russian: злодей (ru) m.

addict

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 迷, simpl. 迷 (mí) Danish: entusiast (da) c. Estonian: sõltlane (et) Finnish: addikti (fi)

French: addict (fr) m., (colloquial) accro (fr) German: Abhängige m. and f. Portuguese: viciado (pt) m. Russian: фанатик (ru) m.

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Japanese: 魔神 (まじん)

Korean: 악마 Swedish: Djävul (demon), entusiast (addict)m.

Anagrams

• finde
• fined
• indef