fiend
Satan; the devil.
any evil spirit; demon.
a diabolically cruel or wicked person.
a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance: Those children are little fiends.
Informal. a person who is extremely addicted to some pernicious habit: an opium fiend.
Informal. a person who is excessively interested in some game, sport, etc.; fan; buff: a bridge fiend.
a person who is highly skilled or gifted in something: a fiend at languages.
Also feen [feen] /fin/ .Slang. to desire greatly: just another junkie fiending after his next hit;As soon as I finish a cigarette I'm fiending to light another.
Origin of fiend
1Other words for fiend
Other words from fiend
- fiendlike, adjective
- un·der·fiend, noun
Words Nearby fiend
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How to use fiend in a sentence
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A self-described coffee fiend who was never very good at work-life balance, Nouhavandi now regularly works 14-hour days packed with six to 10 meetings—often with investors, regulatory advisors, and lawyers.
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Resistance bands that will help you feel the burn | PopSci Commerce Team | March 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceInvariably, all the pilgrims are taken in by this subterfuge, except Monkey, who saves the day with his own shape-changing magic, then finishes off the fiend by smashing its skull with his trusty iron staff.
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The assimilation-fiend, Coco Conners (Teyonah Parris), harbors shame over her dark skin and black-sounding name, Colandrea.
‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films | Marlow Stern | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if you're a market fiend, don't miss the still relatively new Union Market with its fun food stands and artisan shops.
A Local’s Guide to D.C. During the Holidays | William O’Connor | December 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe wanted to be an actress and confesses to being a total “movie fiend.”
‘Bettie Page Reveals All,’ A Close-Up Look at the Pinup Goddess and Sexual Icon | Marlow Stern | November 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDoug Caine, who describes himself as an “ex–dope fiend and former convict,” is the founder of Sober Champion.
Live-in Sober Coaches Offer Wealthy Expensive New Way to Stay Clean | Eliza Shapiro | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the end Buck has been transformed into a monster—“the fiend incarnate.”
American Dreams: ‘The Call of the Wild’ by Jack London | Nathaniel Rich | January 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut that arch-fiend had been deserted by the majority of his followers, and he was babbling of suicide to his fellow Brahmins.
The Red Year | Louis TracyWhen he became aware of his snares in time, he occasionally outwitted the crafty fiend.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandSo the two went apart again; and the leaden-footed hours crept by, and the girl still wrestled with the fiend.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairIt glared into his eyes like a fiend of hell; it was fiery, sharp as steel—and it had to be seized with the naked hands!
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair"I am possessed of a fiend," she gasped, going up to the lady and speaking in a low voice, as if afraid to hear her own tones.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander Dumas
British Dictionary definitions for fiend (1 of 2)
/ (fiːnd) /
an evil spirit; demon; devil
a person who is extremely wicked, esp in being very cruel or brutal
informal
a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something: a fresh-air fiend; he is a fiend for cards
an addict: a drug fiend
(informal) a mischievous or spiteful person, esp a child
Origin of fiend
1Derived forms of fiend
- fiendlike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Fiend (2 of 2)
/ (fiːnd) /
the Fiend the devil; Satan
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