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demon
1[ dee-muhn ]
noun
- an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- an evil passion or influence.
- a person considered extremely wicked, evil, or cruel.
- a person with great energy, drive, etc.:
He's a demon for work.
- a person, especially a child, who is very mischievous:
His younger son is a real little demon.
- Australian Slang. a policeman, especially a detective.
adjective
- of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or noting a demon.
- possessed or controlled by a demon.
demon-
2- variant of demono- before a vowel:
demonism.
demon
/ ˈdiːmən /
noun
- an evil spirit or devil
- a person, habit, obsession, etc, thought of as evil, cruel, or persistently tormenting
- Also calleddaemondaimon an attendant or ministering spirit; genius
the demon of inspiration
- a person who is extremely skilful in, energetic at, or devoted to a given activity, esp a sport
a demon at cycling
- ( as modifier )
a demon cyclist
- a variant spelling of daemon
- informal.a detective or policeman
- computing a part of a computer program, such as a help facility, that can run in the background behind the current task or application, and which will only begin to work when certain conditions are met or when it is specifically invoked
Word History and Origins
Origin of demon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of demon1
Example Sentences
He used to present as a staid mainline Episcopalian, but now he denounces that church and speaks of being "mauled by demons."
With Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Luke Grimes joining the stacked cast, the film shifts Aster’s focus from demons and death cults to the no-less-surreal absurdity and menace of contemporary American life.
However, he supported demolition in principle and at one stage suggested he could help knock it down it as that might help him face his "demons from the past".
He added: "It will feel even better when it's done, when I have knocked him out and won. Put the demons to bed and put right what went wrong."
Between cases, Harvey confronted his demons and by the series’ 2019 finale was a married man headed to Seattle to reunite with his sidekick to do some legal good for the little guys.
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