devil
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
Types & categories
- displease hypernym
- get under one's skin hyponym
- eat into hyponym
- peeve hyponym
- ruffle hyponym
- fret hyponym
- hassle hyponym
- antagonize hyponym
Related & opposite
- annoying derivation
- mischief derivation
- provocation derivation
- pain in the ass derivation
- irritant derivation
- temper derivation
- tease derivation
- annoyance derivation
- chafe verb group
Sense 2 noun
an evil supernatural being
Types & categories
- evil spirit hypernym
- incubus hyponym
- succubus hyponym
- dybbuk hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
coat or stuff with a spicy paste
devilled eggs
Types & categories
- ready hypernym
Related & opposite
- cooking domain topic
Sense 4 noun
a word used in exclamations of confusion
what the devil
Types & categories
- exclamation hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
he chased the young hellions out of his yard
Types & categories
- troublemaker hypernym
Related & opposite
- diabolic derivation
Sense 6 noun
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
Types & categories
- unpleasant person hypernym
- demoniac hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | annoying |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mischief |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | provocation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pain in the ass |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | irritant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | temper |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tease |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | annoyance |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | chafe |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | displease |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | get under one's skin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | eat into |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peeve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruffle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fret |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hassle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | antagonize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | devilize |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | evil spirit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | incubus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | succubus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dybbuk |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ready |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | exclamation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | diabolic |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | troublemaker |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonize |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | devilize |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | atrocious |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonic |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | diabolic |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | unpleasant person |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | demoniac |