fiend

Meanings

• noun

  A malevolent or evil person.

  - "The thief was a fiend who stole from the poor."
  - "She was afraid of the fiend lurking in the dark."

• noun

  A person addicted to something, especially a substance.

  - "He was a fiend for chocolate."
  - "My brother is a fiend for video games."

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Pronunciation

1. /fiːnd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

monster , monster

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fiend
dean , lean , mean , glean , scene , machine

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Homophones

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1. friend (English) : A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of fiend that leads to same result
fiend , fiends , like a fiend

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'fēond', meaning 'enemy' or 'adversary'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'fiend' is often used interchangeably with 'demon' or 'devil'.

2. In the novel 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley, the creature is referred to as 'the fiend'.

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Related Concepts

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1. demon: A supernatural being, often depicted as evil and malevolent.

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Quotes

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1. His hands were trembling, actually trembling, as if he were some sort of coffee "fiend" or something.

   - T. Coraghessan Boyle,{it}The Road to Wellville{/it},1993

2. Wodehouse may not have liked Dickens, but he certainly read him. He read like a "fiend".

   - Christopher Hitchens,{it}Times Literary Supplement{/it},7-13 Sept. 1990

3. The shameless effrontery of the "fiend", at the café, pretending to forget all he had done to her, begging to take up with her again, as if nothing had happened between them a dozen years ago.

   - Irving Wallace,{it}The Plot{/it},1967

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Culture

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In literature and art, the fiend often represents evil or temptation. One of the most famous literary depictions is in John Milton's 'Paradise Lost', where Satan is referred to as 'the fiend'. In music, the term 'fiend' is used in various band names and song titles to convey a dark, menacing image.

How to Memorize "fiend"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person with an evil grin and red eyes.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a devil or an evil character.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence like 'Fiends are friends in disguise, but they always lie.'

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