demon

1. An 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

2. (historical)A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.

   Dämon

   бесbes, де́монdémon, чёртčort

3. (broadly, figuratively)A very wicked or malevolent person; also (in weakened sense) a mischievous person, especially a child.

   a cruel wicked and inhuman person

4. 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.

5. (in the plural)A person's fears or anxieties.

6. A neutral supernatural being.

   A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.

   духdux

7. (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.

8. A supernatural being not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity.

9. A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.

10. Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.

    He’s a demon at the card tables.

11. A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.

12. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.

1. I have to face my demons.

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2. Anxiety is the worst demon in life.

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3. Tom is a demon.

   Том — демон.

   deTom ist ein Dämon.

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4. I don't believe in demons.

   Я не вірю в демонів.

   ruЯ не верю в демонов.

   deIch glaube nicht an Dämonen.

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5. That kid is a little demon.

   deDas Kind ist ein Teufelsbraten.

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