she-devil

English

Etymology

she- +‎ devil

Noun

she-devil (plural she-devils)

1. (literally) A female devil (versus a he-devil, male devil).
2. (figuratively) A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.

Synonyms

• (bad-tempered woman): See Thesaurus:shrew

Translations

bad-tempered woman

• Esperanto: diablino
• French: diablesse (fr) f
• German: Teufelin (de) f, Teufelsweib (de) n, Drachen (de) m
• Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍉 m (unhulþō)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: διαβολογυναίκα (el) f (diavologynaíka), διαβολοθήλυκο n (diavolothílyko), διαβόλισσα (el) f (diavólissa)
• Polish: jędza (pl) f, sekutnica f, złośnica (pl) f, diablica (pl) f
• Russian: дьяволи́ца (ru) f (dʹjavolíca), черто́вка (ru) f (čertóvka), бесо́вка (ru) f (besóvka)

female devil

• Esperanto: diablino
• French: diablesse (fr) f
• German: Teufelin (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: diablica (pl) f
• Russian: дьяволи́ца (ru) f (dʹjavolíca), черто́вка (ru) f (čertóvka), бесо́вка (ru) f (besóvka)
• Spanish: demonia femenina
• Volapük: (♂♀) diab (vo), (♂) hidiab, (♀) jidiab (vo)

Anagrams

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