devil

Definitions

1. proper noun

   The chief devil or Satan.

   ≈Aduwallah≈Adversary≈Al-Shaytaan≈Antichrist≈archfiend +39 more
2. noun

   An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

   ≈demon≠angel≠god
3. noun

   A man with red or orange skin and a pair of horns on his head, a pointed goatee, and a long tail, who carries a pitchfork, represents evil, and is portrayed to children as a boogeyman who punishes bad behavior.

4. noun

   The bad part of the conscience or the opposite to the angel.

   Example

   • The devil in me wants to let him suffer.
   ≠angel≠conscience
5. noun

   A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.

   Example

   • Those two kids are devils in a toy store.
   ≈imp≈rascal≈scamp≈scoundrel≠angel +1 more
6. noun

   A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.

   Example

   • That math problem was a devil.
   ≈bastard≈bitch≈bugger≈stinker≠cakewalk +1 more
7. noun

   Hell.

   Examples

   • What in the devil is that?
   • What the devil is that?
   ≈deuce≈dickens≈fuck≈heck≈hell
8. noun

   A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

   Example

   • 'Well, I'm damned,' said Bond. 'Of course that old devil M never told me. He just gives one the facts. Never tells one any good news. I suppose he thinks it might influence one's decision to take a case or not.'
   ≈bugger≈cow≈sod
9. noun

   A printer's assistant.

   Example

   • For he will not leave his listener to dwell upon sorrow when the print office beckons and he can show you what a good little devil he became.
   ≈printer's devil
10. noun

    A poltergeist that haunts printing works.