demon

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Synonyms: daemon, demo, lemon, dæmon, deman, demob, demos, devon, damon, deon, demod

Antonyms: daemon, demo, lemon, dæmon, deman, demob, demos, devon, damon, deon, demod

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Noun

1. An evil supernatural being. An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. A very wicked or malevolent person; also a mischievous person, especially a child. 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.
2. An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.
4. A very wicked or malevolent person; also a mischievous person, especially a child.
5. 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.
6. A person's fears or anxieties.
7. A neutral supernatural being. A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse. 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.
8. A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.
9. 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.
10. A supernatural being not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity.
11. A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.
12. Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
    • He’s a demon at the card tables.
13. A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.
14. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.

Noun

1. Acronym of distinct electron motion particle: a quasiparticle, a type of massless neutral electron excitation associated with superconductivity.

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of daemon.

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