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.
Meaning
12 sensesAn 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
(historical)A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.
Dämon
бесbes, де́монdémon, чёртčort
(broadly, figuratively)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.
(in the plural)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.
Examples
248 sentencesI have to face my demons.
Anxiety is the worst demon in life.
Tom is a demon.
Том — демон. — deniko
deTom ist ein Dämon. — wolfgangth
I don't believe in demons.
Я не вірю в демонів. — deniko
ruЯ не верю в демонов. — odexed
deIch glaube nicht an Dämonen. — Waldelfe
That kid is a little demon.
deDas Kind ist ein Teufelsbraten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
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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