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demon

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[ dee-muhn ]

noun

  1. an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
  2. an evil passion or influence.
  3. a person considered extremely wicked, evil, or cruel.
  4. a person with great energy, drive, etc.:

    He's a demon for work.

  5. a person, especially a child, who is very mischievous:

    His younger son is a real little demon.

  6. Australian Slang. a policeman, especially a detective.


adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or noting a demon.
  2. possessed or controlled by a demon.

demon-

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  1. variant of demono- before a vowel:

    demonism.

demon

/ 藞诲颈藧尘蓹苍 /

noun

  1. an evil spirit or devil
  2. a person, habit, obsession, etc, thought of as evil, cruel, or persistently tormenting
  3. Also calleddaemondaimon an attendant or ministering spirit; genius

    the demon of inspiration

    1. a person who is extremely skilful in, energetic at, or devoted to a given activity, esp a sport

      a demon at cycling

    2. ( as modifier )

      a demon cyclist

  4. a variant spelling of daemon
  5. informal.
    a detective or policeman
  6. computing a part of a computer program, such as a help facility, that can run in the background behind the current task or application, and which will only begin to work when certain conditions are met or when it is specifically invoked
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of demon1

1350鈥1400; Middle English < Latin daemonium < Greek 诲补颈尘贸苍颈辞苍, thing of divine nature (in Jewish and Christian writers, evil spirit), neuter of 诲补颈尘贸苍颈辞蝉, derivative of 诲补铆尘艒苍; demon ( def 6 ) < Latin; daemon
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of demon1

C15: from Latin 诲补别尘艒苍 evil spirit, spirit, from Greek 诲补颈尘艒苍 spirit, deity, fate; see daemon
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Between cases, Harvey confronted his demons and by the series鈥 2019 finale was a married man headed to Seattle to reunite with his sidekick to do some legal good for the little guys.

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The women鈥檚 reexamination of their complex dad鈥檚 demons and flaws, vis-脿-vis these unearthed creations, proves illuminating and poignant.

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Staged in a crumbling gothic opera house, the two-hour show depicted the star's inner angels and demons wrestling for her soul.

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Eight years ago, Daniel Ridge launched a legal battle against his former employer for dismissing him from his job at a county morgue while at the same time fighting his own mental health demons.

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The Trump prodding didn't end with the cold open, as the show went on to imagine the Trump family fighting their demons at a high-end resort in the glitzy parody "The White Potus."

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