the Devil
1 of 2noun (1)
: the most powerful spirit of evil in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam who is often represented as the ruler of hell
the devil
2 of 2noun (2)
informal
1
—used to make a statement or question more forceful
What the devil are you talking about?Where the devil have you been?
2
: something that is very difficult or that causes a lot of trouble
The shoes look great, but they're the devil to walk in.
the devil
interjection
as in the dickens
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- the dickens
- whoops
- there
- oops
- egad
- gad
- ugh
- (the) deuce
- oh
- pooh
- zounds
- gadzooks
- hello
- woops
- fiddlesticks
- what
- hey
- phooey
- why
- gee whiz
- gee
- well
- my word
- no
- lo
- ha
- indeed
- ah
- come on
- pshaw
- aha
- fie
- throw by
- throw caution to the wind
- throw cold water on
- throw doubt on
- throw down
- throw down the gauntlet
- throw for a loop
- throw for a loss
- throw in at the deep end
- throw in one's lot with
- throw in the deep end
- throw in the sponge
- throw in the towel
- throw into disorder
- throw into question
- throw lathe
- throw light on
- throw line
- throw money around
- throw money at
- throw mud
- throw off
- throw off (his stride
- throw off her) stride
- throw on