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Noun: devil  devul
  1. An evil supernatural being
    - fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
     
  2. A word used in exclamations of confusion
    "what the devil"
    - deuce, dickens
     
  3. A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
    - hellion, heller
     
  4. A cruel wicked and inhuman person
    - monster, fiend, demon, ogre
Verb: devil (devilled,devilling, or [US] deviled,deviling)  devul
  1. Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
    - annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark [Brit], nettle, gravel [US], vex, chafe
     
  2. Coat or stuff with a spicy paste
Noun: Devil
  1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
    - Satan, Old Nick, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness

Derived forms: deviled, devils, devilled, devilling, deviling

See also: devilize, devilment, diabolic

Type of: bad hat, cook, disagreeable person, displease, evil spirit, exclaiming, exclamation, fix, make, mischief-maker, prepare, ready, spiritual being, supernatural being, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Devil