demon
An evil supernatural beingAn evil supernatural being.: An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
» I have to face my demons.
Значение
значений: 12An evil supernatural being.
An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
Dämon, Teufel
бесbes, де́монdémon, чёртčort
бісbis, де́монdémon, чортčort
an evil supernatural being
(историческое)A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.
Dämon
бесbes, де́монdémon, чёртčort
(шире, переносно)A very wicked or malevolent person; also (in weakened sense) a mischievous person, especially a child.
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.
(во множественном числе)A person's fears or anxieties.
A neutral supernatural being.
A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.
духdux
(Greek)A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do.
A supernatural being not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity.
A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.
Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
He’s a demon at the card tables.
A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.
Примеры
предложений: 248I have to face my demons.
Anxiety is the worst demon in life.
There is a demon inside of me.
Во мне живёт демон. — marafon
Why are you staring at me, demon?
Ты что на меня пыришься, демон? — Ooneykcall
deWeshalb starrst du mich an, Dämon? — al_ex_an_der
Tom is possessed as if by a demon.
В Тома словно дьявол вселился. — marafon
deTom ist wie von einem Dämon besessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English demon, a borrowing from Medieval Latin dēmōn, daemōn (“lar, familiar sFrom Middle English demon, a borrowing from Medieval Latin dēmōn, daemōn (“lar, familiar spirit, guardian spirit”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”). Displaced native Old English sċucca (“evil spirit”) and Old English þyrs (“ogre or monster”). Doublet of daimon.
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