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devil

/ˈdɛvəl/

Meanings
noun
An evil creature.

Examples :

"The children were scared of the devil depicted in the scary story. "
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noun
A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.

Examples :

"The children's book showed a devil with red skin, horns, and a pitchfork, trying to scare them from misbehaving in school. "
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Related Words

Illustration periodically

periodically adverb

/ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkli/ /ˌpɪriˈɑːdɪkli/

In a regular periodic manner

"My grandmother visits my family periodically, usually once a month. "

Illustration misbehaving

misbehaving noun

/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvɪŋ/

Bad conduct or actions

"The teacher wrote a note about the student's misbehaving in her class journal. "

Illustration mischievous

mischievous adjective

/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃə.vəs/

Causing mischief; injurious.

"The mischievous kitten unraveled the toilet paper roll. "

Illustration discourage

discourage noun

/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/ /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/

Lack of courage

"His discourage prevented him from trying out for the school play. "

Illustration elimination

elimination noun

/ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ /iˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.

"The elimination of distractions helped the student focus better on their homework. "

Illustration represents

represents verb

/ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts/ /rɛprəˈzɛnts/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

"The painting represents the artist's view of the city skyline. "

Illustration relentlessly

relentlessly adverb

/ɹɪˈlɛntləsli/

In a relentless manner.

"The student worked relentlessly on her project, staying up late every night. "

Illustration recognition

recognition noun

/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity)

"He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned."

Illustration excessively

excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

To an excessive degree.

"The application form was excessively complicated."

Illustration unproductive

unproductive adjective

/ˌʌnpɹəˈdʌktɪv/ /ˌʌmpɹəˈdʌktɪv/

Not productive; useless; fruitless.

"Juggling is an amusing pastime, but generally unproductive."

Illustration conscience

conscience noun

/kɒnʃəns/

The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behaviour.

"Your conscience is your highest authority."

Illustration intensifier

intensifier noun

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪər/

That which intensifies.

"The spicy chili powder was the intensifier in the recipe, making the soup much hotter. "