Fiend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

an evil supernatural being

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈiːnd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈiːnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈiːnd/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈiːnd/.

Examples

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demon daemon ogre monster daimon devil fanatic

Parts of Speech

noun	a cruel wicked and inhuman person
noun	an evil supernatural being
noun	a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); --Winston Churchill “A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject”

Word Forms

monstrous	adjective	shockingly brutal or cruel
diabolic	adjective	showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
devilize	verb	turn into a devil or make devilish
demonic	adjective	extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
demonize	verb	make into a demon
fanatic	adjective	marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
fanatical	adjective	marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Teufel

eine grausame, böse und unmenschliche Person

🇫🇷French

démon

une personne cruelle, méchante et inhumaine

🇪🇸Spanish

demonio

una persona cruel, malvada e inhumana

🇮🇹Italian

diavolo

una persona crudele, malvagia e disumana

🇳🇱Dutch

duivel

een wreed, slecht en onmenselijk persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

demônio

uma pessoa cruel, perversa e desumana

🇷🇺Russian

злодей

жестокий злой и бесчеловечный человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

राक्षस

एक क्रूर दुष्ट और अमानवीय व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

শয়তান

একজন নিষ্ঠুর দুষ্ট এবং অমানবিক ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

அசுரன்

ஒரு கொடூரமான பொல்லாத மற்றும் மனிதாபிமானமற்ற நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూరమైన

క్రూరమైన చెడ్డ మరియు అమానవీయ వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

राक्षस

एक क्रूर दुष्ट आणि अमानवी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોખીન

એક ક્રૂર દુષ્ટ અને અમાનવીય વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೆವ್ವ

ಕ್ರೂರ ದುಷ್ಟ ಮತ್ತು ಅಮಾನವೀಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂരൻ

ക്രൂരനായ ദുഷ്ടനും മനുഷ്യത്വരഹിതനുമായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੌਕੀਨ

ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ਾਲਮ ਦੁਸ਼ਟ ਅਤੇ ਅਣਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیطان

ایک ظالم اور غیر انسانی انسان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶魔

残忍邪恶、不人道的人

🇯🇵Japanese

悪魔

残忍で邪悪で非人道的な人

🇰🇷Korean

악마

잔인하고 사악하고 비인간적인 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quỷ dữ

một kẻ độc ác và vô nhân đạo

🇹🇭Thai

อสูร

คนชั่วที่โหดร้ายและไร้มนุษยธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

iblis

orang jahat yang kejam dan tidak berperikemanusiaan

🇵🇭Filipino

halimaw

isang malupit na masama at hindi makatao

🇲🇾Malay

iblis

seorang yang zalim dan tidak berperikemanusiaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شيطان

شخص قاسي شرير وغير إنساني

🇮🇷Persian

شیطان

یک فرد شرور و غیرانسانی بی رحم

🇹🇷Turkish

şeytan

zalim, kötü ve insanlık dışı bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׂטָן

אדם רשע ובלתי אנושי אכזר

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