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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-muh n]
- /ˈdi mən/
- /ˈdiː.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-muh n]
- /ˈdi mən/
Definitions of demon word
- countable noun demon A demon is an evil spirit. 3
- countable noun demon Sources of worry or conflict which trouble a person or group of people are sometimes referred to as demons. 3
- countable noun demon If you approve of someone because they are very skilled at what they do or because they do it energetically, you can say that they do it like a demon. 3
- countable noun demon If you refer to a powerful person such as a politician as a demon, you mean that you believe they are bad and might be dangerous. 3
- noun demon an evil spirit or devil 3
- noun demon a person, habit, obsession, etc, thought of as evil, cruel, or persistently tormenting 3
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Origin of demon
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin daemonium < Greek daimónion, thing of divine nature (in Jewish and Christian writers, evil spirit), neuter of daimónios, derivative of daímōn; (def 6) < Latin; see daemon
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Parts of speech for Demon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
demon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
demon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for demon
noun demon
- beast — You can refer to an animal as a beast, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one.
- villain — a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
- monster — a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- incubus — an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Compare succubus (def 1).
- rascal — a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
Antonyms for demon
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