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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fiend /find/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- any evil spirit;
demon. - an extremely cruel or wicked person.
- Informal Termsa person who is addicted or very attached to some habit, practice, condition, etc.:a fiend for neatness.
fiend•ish, adj. fiend•ish•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fiend (fēnd),USA pronunciation n. - Satan;
the devil. - any evil spirit;
demon. - a diabolically cruel or wicked person.
- a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance:Those children are little fiends.
- Informal Termsa person who is extremely addicted to some pernicious habit:an opium fiend.
- Informal Termsa person who is excessively interested in some game, sport, etc.;
fan;
buff:a bridge fiend. - a person who is highly skilled or gifted in something:a fiend at languages.
- bef. 900; Middle English feend, Old English fēond; cognate with German Feind, Old Norse fjandr, Gothic fijands foe, origin, originally present participle of fijan to hate
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged monster, savage, brute, beast, devil.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fiend•ish (fēn′dish),USA pronunciation adj. - diabolically cruel and wicked.
fiend′ish•ly, adv. fiend′ish•ness. n. |