fiend

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, 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’”).

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[edit] Noun

Singular
fiend

Plural
fiends

fiend (plural fiends)

  1. A demon
  2. A very evil person
  3. An addict

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[edit] Translations

demon
very evil person
addict
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  • Korean: 악마
  • Swedish: Djävul (demon), entusiast (addict)m.

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