/ˈdevəl/
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Translation
In many stories and religions, the evil spirit who makes people do bad things.
Word origin
From Old English deofol, from Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos, meaning slanderer.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- diabolos
- English cognates
- diabolical
Grammar
Gender
Pluraldevils
Examples
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The "devil" is the evil spirit in stories of this kind.
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Calling someone a "devil" like this is a joke about bad behaviour.
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"What the devil" is an old, strong way of saying "what on earth".
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