demon 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an evil supernatural being
Hypernym
evil spirit 1
noun
a spirit tending to cause harm
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
demoniac 1
adjective
of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon
EnglishDerivationally related form
demoniac 1
adjective
of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon
demonize 1
verb
make into a demon
Hyponym
incubus 1
noun
a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
succubus 1
noun
a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
dybbuk 1
noun
(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
