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fiend

[ feend ]

noun

  1. Satan; the devil.
  2. any evil spirit; demon.
  3. a diabolically cruel or wicked person.

    Synonyms: devil, beast, brute, savage, monster

  4. a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance:

    Those children are little fiends.

  5. Informal. a person who is extremely addicted to some pernicious habit:

    an opium fiend.

  6. Informal. a person who is excessively interested in some game, sport, etc.; fan; buff:

    a bridge fiend.

  7. a person who is highly skilled or gifted in something:

    a fiend at languages.



verb (used without object)

  1. 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

  1. an evil spirit; demon; devil
  2. a person who is extremely wicked, esp in being very cruel or brutal
  3. informal.
    1. a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something

      a fresh-air fiend

      he is a fiend for cards

    2. an addict

      a drug fiend

  4. informal a mischievous or spiteful person, esp a child
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Fiend

2

/ fiːnd /

noun

  1. the Fiend
    the devil; Satan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈfiendˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From

  • fiendlike adjective
  • under·fiend noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fiend1

First recorded before 900; Middle English feend, Old English fēond; cognate with German Feind, Old Norse fjandr, Gothic fijands “foe,” originally present participle of fijan “to hate”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fiend1

Old English fēond ; related to Old Norse fjāndi enemy, Gothic fijands , Old High German fīant
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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.

From BBC

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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