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What is another word for devil?

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Proper noun

The supreme evil spirit

Noun

A demon or evil spirit

A very wicked or cruel person

A person, especially a child, who is mischievous in a likable or amusing way

A generic label for a random person

A euphemistic intensifier

A person who engages in risky behavior for excitement or attention

An evil or mischievous spirit

A reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things

A person or thing that is intensely disliked, opposed or competed against

A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth

Verb

To annoy or bother

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

To prepare food for consumption, usually using heat

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Proper noun

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The supreme evil spirit

“They would displease the devil if they were to try to save them, and thus deprive him of his slaves.”

Noun

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A demon or evil spirit

specter^US

spectre^UK

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“An old piper, who has converted a wicked woman to the good life, comes to exorcise a devil from an abbey.”

Noun

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A very wicked or cruel person

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

unscrupulous operator

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“Stacy is reportedly the devil behind the marriage collapse of Akua.”

Noun

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A person, especially a child, who is mischievous in a likable or amusing way

phony^US

phoney^UK

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“I'll come back there and give you a thick ear in a minute, you cheeky little devil!”

Noun

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A generic label for a random person

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“They deal very differently with them than they would with some poor devil who has snared a hare or nobbled a stray partridge or pheasant.”

Noun

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A euphemistic intensifier

“What the devil do you think you're doing?”

Noun

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A person who engages in risky behavior for excitement or attention

antisocial personality

one who has a screw loose

one who has bats in the belfry

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“I'm feeling strong now and really looking forward to skiing this year. I'm going to be a real devil on the slopes!”

Noun

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An evil or mischievous spirit

spectre^UK

specter^US

chimera^US

chimaera^UK

vapor^US

vapour^UK

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Noun

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A reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things

Noun

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A person or thing that is intensely disliked, opposed or competed against

Noun

A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth

Verb

To annoy or bother

victimize^US

victimise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

make things hot for someone

bend someone's ear

make it hot for someone

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

breath down someone's neck

single out

curse

strain

get on someone's back

drive round the twist

drive you up the wall

make somebody's hackles rise

get on someone's case

agonize^US

agonise^UK

tyrannize^US

traumatize^US

tyrannise^UK

traumatise^UK

give someone the hump

hurt somebody's feelings

weigh heavily on someone's mind

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

weigh heavily on one's mind

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

be uppermost in your thoughts

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

appall^US

appal^UK

criticize^US

bring pressure to bear on

ruffle one's feathers

get your dander up

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get up someone's nose

be a weight on one's mind

demonize^US

demonise^UK

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

criticise^UK

punish repeatedly and unfairly

mess with someone's head

make severe demands on

take the heart out of

start in on

barrack

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

give the needle

be bothered

be a weight on someone's mind

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

demoralize^US

cause someone distress

demoralise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

bear down

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

make someone's heart bleed

give someone the blues

make sad

make someone fed up

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

cast a gloom upon

break someone's heart

show ill will towards

monopolize one's thoughts

become an obsession with

dominate one's thoughts

have a hold on

have a grip on

rule one's thoughts

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“How you devil me with your unkindness! Go away!”

Verb

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To tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirise^UK

satirize^US

play a practical joke on

treat disrespectfully

play a practical joke

lead up the garden path

have a joke on somebody

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

rail at

poke borack

make a laughing-stock

slander

libel

defame

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

be contemptuous about

spit in the face of

turn down

turn up one's nose at

victimize^US

look down one's nose at

make cutting remarks about

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

victimise^UK

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Verb

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To prepare food for consumption, usually using heat

smolder^US

smoulder^UK

cook over an open pit

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