demon
Tormentor from below
A demon is an evil spirit or supernatural being, typically one that torments, possesses, or tempts humans.
In Christian tradition, demons are fallen angels serving Satan.
The word extends to inner struggles: He battled his demons for years.
Someone called a demon at something excels with fierce intensity: She's a demon on the tennis court.
A demon can also be a person of unusual energy or cruelty.
State of owning
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
wraith · shade · phantom · ethereal · incorporeal · manifestation · malign · entity
Realm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- hellUnderworld of suffering
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
pit · damnation · fallen angel · Lucifer · Satan · possession · exorcism · pact
Evil supernatural entity
- fiendCruel person or enthusiast
- impMinor mischief-making devil
- incubusMale demon of sleep
- succubusFemale demon seducing sleepers
djinn · oni · rakshasa · dybbuk · mare · tengu · yokai · ghoul
Extremely wicked or cruel
- fiendishExtremely cruel or wicked
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
malicious · nefarious · villainous · unholy · corrupt · depraved · vile · heinous
possession
State of owning
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
specter · wraith · shade · phantom · ethereal · incorporeal · manifestation · malign · entity · presence
underworld
Realm of the departed
abyss · pit · damnation · fallen angel · Lucifer · Satan · possession · exorcism · pact · summoning
devil
Evil supernatural entity
succubus · djinn · oni · rakshasa · dybbuk · mare · tengu · yokai · ghoul · hellspawn
diabolical
Extremely wicked or cruel
- fiendishExtremely cruel or wicked
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
wicked · malicious · nefarious · villainous · unholy · corrupt · depraved · vile · heinous · monstrous
tempter
One who lures astray
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- enticementSomething that attracts
lure · snare · bargain · Faustian · soul · sin · vice · weakness · whisper · deceit
struggle
Labored effort against resistance
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
torment · anguish · haunted · plagued · wrestling · battling · overcome · personal · inner · shadow
- beingsbeings, being, entities, entity, creatures
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- spiritghost, specter, phantom, apparition, soul
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, spirits, vampire
- speed demonRecklessly swift driver
- inner demonPsychological self-destructive force
- confront one's demonsWrestle with personal torments
- demonic possessionEvil spirit inhabits someone
- angels and demonsOpposing supernatural beings
- demon hornsPointed growths on fiends
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