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fiend
[ feend ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used without object)
- Also feen []. 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.
fiend
1/ fiːnd /
noun
- 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
Fiend
2/ fiːnd /
noun
- the Fiendthe devil; Satan
Derived Forms
- ˈfiendˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- fiendlike adjective
- under·fiend noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of fiend1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fiend1
Example Sentences
She is also a fiend for makgeolli, the Korean rice wine, of which she claims to drink one or two bottles every day.
But then suddenly, Graeme's efforts pay off as we sight a stonechat, the feathered fiend who had evaded us earlier, sitting happily atop a fence post.
The good news for summer fiends: The region is expected to warm up next week on Thursday and Friday.
The late Times movie critic Sheila Benson called the final film in the original trilogy “frankly irresistible” and heaped tons of praise on the furry fiends from the moon of Endor.
“Come down and do battle—bird, reptile, fiend, or whatever kind of villain you are!”
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