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fiend

/fiːnd/

Meanings
noun
A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.

Examples :

"The old woman believed the house was haunted by a fiend, causing her to fear spending the night alone. "
mythology religion soul supernatural character being inhuman

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Illustration imprisonment

imprisonment noun

/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.

"The judge imposed imprisonment for the theft. "

Illustration adversary

adversary noun

/ædˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/ /ˈæd.vəɹ.sɛɹi/

An opponent or rival.

"He prepared to fight his adversary."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration diabolical

diabolical adjective

[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ] [ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ]

Extremely wicked or cruel.

"The bully's diabolical plan to trip the smaller boy was caught on the security camera. "

Illustration believed

believed verb

/bɪˈliːvd/ /biˈliːvd/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

"I believe there are faeries."

Illustration malignant

malignant noun

/məˈlɪɡnənt/

A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.

"The school bully was a malignant influence on the younger students. "

Illustration humankind

humankind noun

/ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/ /ˌjuːmənˈkaɪnd/

The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.

"Humankind has made great progress in medicine. "

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specifically adverb

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly

"My teacher explained the new math formula specifically for students in the advanced class. "

Illustration disagreed

disagreed verb

/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːd/

To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.

"Bob says cats are friendlier than dogs, but I disagree."

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

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desperate noun

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/

A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.

"The desperate needed food and shelter. "

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everybody pronoun

/ˈɛvɹibɒdi/ /ˈɛvɹibɑdi/

All people.

"Everybody in the class needs to bring their homework tomorrow. "