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Nouns (18)

deuce, dickens

n. a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"

daemon, demon, daimon

n. one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

hellion, heller

n. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"

ogre, monster, demon, fiend

n. a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Old Nick, the Tempter, the Devil, Prince of Darkness

n. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

Verbs (13)

devil

v. coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"

rag, bother, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (157)

apparition, phantom

n. a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

hob, brownie, elf, gremlin, pixie, pixy, imp

n. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Satan, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Old Nick, the Tempter, the Devil, Prince of Darkness

n. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

vampire, lamia

n. (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

dervish

n. an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements

sadist

n. someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others

villain, scoundrel

n. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

monkey, imp, scamp, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag

n. one who is playfully mischievous

animal, beast, brute, creature, animate being

n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

reprobate, miscreant

n. a person without moral scruples

knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet, rogue

n. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

devil, daemon, demon, daimon

n. one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

tease, bug, badger, harass, beleaguer, pester

v. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

madden, drive crazy, drive mad, drive nuts

v. drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

anger, make angry

v. make angry; "The news angered him"

harass, oppress, persecute

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

needle, goad, nettle

v. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

trouble, disquiet, disorder, unhinge, perturb, derange, cark, distract

v. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

abuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

torture, torment, excruciate

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

hunt, hound, trace

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

excite, arouse a feeling

v. arouse or elicit a feeling

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

hurt, wound, spite, injure, offend

v. hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"

enrage

v. put into a rage; make violently angry

upset, trouble, disturb

v. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

weight, burden, burthen, burden with, weight down

v. weight down with a load

rack, torture, torment, excruciate

v. torment emotionally or mentally

outrage, incense, exasperate, enfuriate, infuriate

v. make furious

induce, bring on

v. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"

worry

v. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"

excite, agitate, commove, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

anger, see red, get angry

v. become angry; "He angers easily"

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (15)

God, Supreme Being, Dominus

n. any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

angel

n. spiritual being attendant upon God

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

assuage, mollify, appease, gentle, pacify, lenify, placate, gruntle

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

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