fiend
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fiend
- /ˈfiːnd/
- [ˈfɪi̯nd]
- /fɛnd/ obsolete
Rhymes with -iːnd
Where it comes from
From Middle English fend, feend (“enemy; demon”), from Old English fēond (“enemy”), Proto-West Germanic *fijand, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots fient (“fiend”), Saterland Frisian Fäind (“enemy, fiend, foe”), Cimbrian faint (“enemy, fiend”), Dutch vijand (“enemy”), German Feind (“enemy, fiend, foe”), Vilamovian faeind, fajnd (“enemy”), Yiddish פֿײַנד (faynd), פֿײַנט (faynt, “enemy”), Danish fjende (“adversary, enemy, foe”), Icelandic fjandi (“enemy; fiend, demon, devil”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish fiende (“enemy”), Old Norse fjándi (“enemy; devil”), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fiands), 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (fijands, “enemy, foe”). The Old Norse and Gothic terms are present participles of the corresponding verbs fjá/𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fijan, “to hate”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hate”) (compare Sanskrit पीयति (pī́yati, “(he) reviles”)).
noun fiends · fend
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A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth,
Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape,
Or of what mould or mettel he be made, […]
Similar: monster
- A very evil person.
- An enemy; a foe. We waited for our fiend to arrive.
- The enemy of mankind, specifically, the Devil; Satan. He proffered a pact to Satan, calling upon the Fiend and working himself into a frenzy - but his infernal majesty failed to respond.
- An addict or fanatic. dope fiend
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: devil, demon, daimon, daemon, ogre, fanatic, monster, hell, boogeyman, warlock, sadist, geek, monstrosity, freak, evil, beast
Translations
Every language
noun demon
| Español | diablillo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 悪魔 akuma |
| 中文 | 惡魔 /恶魔 èmó |
| Português | demónio, demônio, diabo |
| Français | démon, diable |
| Deutsch | Dämon, Dämonin, böser Geist |
| Italiano | demonio, diavolo |
| Ελληνικά | Δαίμων Daímon |
| Русский | де́мон démon |
| עברית | שטן |
noun very evil person
| Español | malvado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 悪魔 akuma |
| 中文 | 惡魔般的人 /恶魔般的人 èmóbānderén |
| Português | demónio, demônio, diabo |
| Français | monstre, démon |
| Deutsch | Teufel, Monster, Ungeheuer |
| Italiano | demonio, diavolo |
| Русский | злоде́й zlodéj, и́зверг ízverg |
| العربية | الْأَلَدُّ الْخَصِم al-ʔaladdu l-ḵaṣim |
| עברית | שטני |
noun addict, fanatic
| 中文 | 迷 mí |
|---|---|
| Português | viciado |
| Français | addict, accro, fou |
| Deutsch | Fanatiker, Enthusiast, Süchtiger, Abhängiger, Besessener, Freak |
| Italiano | entusiasta, fanatico |
| Русский | фана́тик fanátik |
| العربية | مَهْوُوس mahwūs |
verb be desperate for something
| Deutsch | verrückt sein nach |
|---|
Talk about this word "fiend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fiend. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fiend. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fiend "fiend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fiend.Cite this
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title = {fiend},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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