noun
fiend
FEEND
noun
1
An evil or demonic being; by extension, a cruel or wicked person.
"The villagers spoke of the creature as a fiend from the darkest legends."
2
Informal: someone with an intense, almost obsessive enthusiasm for something.
"He’s a total sugar fiend and can’t walk past a bakery."
How to Use Fiend
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA devilish, wicked being — or, casually, someone with an unstoppable craving for something.
Common pairings
a fiend for punishment
evil fiend
Word Forms
fiended past tense, fiends plural, fiends singular
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Etymology
From Old English feond, "enemy" — originally just meaning a hated foe before it narrowed to mean a devil or demon.