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English noun: fiend | |||
| 1. | fiend (person) a cruel wicked and inhuman person | ||
| Synonyms | demon, devil, monster, ogre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | demoniac | ||
| 2. | fiend (person) an evil supernatural being | ||
| Synonyms | daemon, daimon, demon, devil | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evil spirit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dibbuk, dybbuk, incubus, succuba, succubus | ||
| 3. | fiend (person) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | ||
| Samples | A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. | ||
| Synonyms | fanatic | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | ||
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