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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•mon /ˈdimən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an evil spirit; fiend:a ceremony to exorcise demons from the haunted house.
- a wicked or cruel person.
- one with great energy:a demon for work.
de•mon•ic /dɪˈmɑnɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024demono-, - a combining form representing demon in compound words:demonology.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] demon-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•mon (dē′mən),USA pronunciation n. - 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, esp. a child, who is very mischievous:His younger son is a real little demon.
- Mythologydaemon.
- British Terms[Australian Slang.]a policeman, esp. a detective.
adj. - of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or noting a demon.
- possessed or controlled by a demon.
- Latin; see daemon
- Greek daimónion, thing of divine nature (in Jewish and Christian writers, evil spirit), neuter of daimónios, derivative of daímōn; (def. 6)
- Latin daemonium
- Middle English 1350–1400
- var. of demono- before a vowel:demonism.
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