Fiend (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. Satan; the devil.
  2. any evil spirit; demon.
  3. a diabolically cruel or wicked person.
  4. a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance: Those children are little fiends.
  5. a person who is extremely addicted to some pernicious habit: an opium fiend.
  6. a person who is excessively interested in some game, sport, etc.; fan; buff: a bridge fiend.
  7. a person who is highly skilled or gifted in something: a fiend at languages.
verb (used without object)
  1. to desire greatly: just another junkie fiending after his next hit;As soon as I finish a cigarette I'm fiending to light another.
noun
  1. an evil spirit; demon; devil
  2. a person who is extremely wicked, esp in being very cruel or brutal
  3. informal
    • a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something
    • an addict
  4. a mischievous or spiteful person, esp a child
noun
  1. the devil; Satan
Fiend (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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