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fiend
[ feend ]
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noun
verb (used without object)
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.
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Origin of fiend
First recorded before 900; Middle English feend, Old English fÄond; cognate with German Feind, Old Norse fjandr, Gothic fijands âfoe,â originally present participle of fijan âto hateâ
OTHER WORDS FROM fiend
fiendlike, adjectiveun·der·fiend, nounWords nearby fiend
field tile, field trial, field trip, field winding, fieldwork, fiend, fiendish, Fiennes, fier, fierce, fiercely
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How to use fiend in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for fiend (1 of 2)
fiend
/ (fiËnd) /
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 somethinga fresh-air fiend; he is a fiend for cards
- an addicta drug fiend
(informal) a mischievous or spiteful person, esp a child
Derived forms of fiend
fiendlike, adjectiveWord Origin for fiend
Old English fÄond; related to Old Norse fjÄndi enemy, Gothic fijands, Old High German fÄ«ant
British Dictionary definitions for fiend (2 of 2)
Fiend
/ (fiËnd) /
noun
the Fiend the devil; Satan
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