fiend
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
Types & categories
- unpleasant person hypernym
- demoniac hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
an evil supernatural being
Types & categories
- evil spirit hypernym
- incubus hyponym
- succubus hyponym
- dybbuk hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject
Types & categories
- partizan hypernym
Related & opposite
- fanatic derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | devilize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | atrocious |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | diabolic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | unpleasant person |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | demoniac |
| 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 | derivation | Related & opposite | fanatic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | partizan |