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US
/ˈdimən/
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[ UK /dˈiːmən/ ]
[ UK /dˈiːmən/ ]
NOUN
- a cruel wicked and inhuman person
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someone extremely diligent or skillful
she's a demon at math
he worked like a demon to finish the job on time - an evil supernatural being
How To Use demon In A Sentence
- Note that you'll be able to find the demonstration projects themselves as open-source projects on the companion site to the column (see Resources).
- There is so much to enjoy here that it is a pity that a good deal of the information imparted is demonstrably wrong. The Times Literary Supplement
- The security police quickly squelched an extremely rare public demonstration demanding political reform on Monday, the 41st anniversary of the Baath Party's seizure of power here.
- Above: South Shore terminus with four Dreadnoughts in line abreast, demonstrating their legendary capacity to absorb crowds.
- The game's protagonist, Laharl, a self-absorbed demon who also happens to be prince to the throne of the netherworld, is as unlikely a ‘hero’ as one could expect.
- Country pursuits on offer include sheep-racing, woodcarving with chainsaws, small-bore rifle-shooting, wool-spinning, bee demonstrations, candle-making and ferret-racing.
- The demonstration is set for Sunday to coincide with World AIDS Day.
- Just the other day, I was almost run over by a two-wheeling speed demon who felt that a four-way stop applied to everyone but him and his Schwinn. Keith Ecker: Bikers vs. Drivers vs. Pedestrians: The War Wages On
- Though stiff-necked and officious, the commanders aren't demonized nor singled out for blame.
- This regime should have been more than adequate to demonstrate any significant short-term effects of reduced sleep.