demon

noun

/ˈdiːmən/

Idioms

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an evil spirit
- The people believed the girl was possessed by demons.
Extra Examples
- demons torturing the sinners in Hell
- an ancient ritual to exorcise demons
- tales of travellers attacked by evil demons
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- evil
- inner
- personal
- …
verb + demon
- be possessed by
- cast out
- exorcize
- …
See full entry
something that causes a person to worry and makes them unhappy
- the demons of jealousy
- She's had to battle her personal demons throughout her adult life.
- He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- evil
- inner
- personal
- …
verb + demon
- be possessed by
- cast out
- exorcize
- …
See full entry
(informal) a person who does something very well or with a lot of energy
- He skis like a demon.
- He’s a demon: he gets up early, he works out, he goes home early, he studies, he works out again…

Word OriginMiddle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin daemon, from Greek daimōn ‘deity, genius’; in sense (1) also from Latin daemonium ‘lesser or evil spirit’, from Greek daemonion, diminutive of daimōn.

Idioms

the demon drink

(British English, humorous) alcoholic drink

单词	demon
释义	demon noun /ˈdiːmən/ /ˈdiːmən/ Idioms jump to other results an evil spirit The people believed the girl was possessed by demons. Extra Examples demons torturing the sinners in Hell an ancient ritual to exorcise demons tales of travellers attacked by evil demons Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective evil inner personal … verb + demon be possessed by cast out exorcize … See full entry something that causes a person to worry and makes them unhappy the demons of jealousy She's had to battle her personal demons throughout her adult life. He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective evil inner personal … verb + demon be possessed by cast out exorcize … See full entry (informal) a person who does something very well or with a lot of energy He skis like a demon. He’s a demon: he gets up early, he works out, he goes home early, he studies, he works out again… Word OriginMiddle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin daemon, from Greek daimōn ‘deity, genius’; in sense (1) also from Latin daemonium ‘lesser or evil spirit’, from Greek daemonion, diminutive of daimōn. Idioms the demon drink (British English, humorous) alcoholic drink
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