devil

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. demon; wretch, unfortunate (see evildoer). —v. t., informal, bother, torment. See discontent.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The power opposed to God]

Syn. Satan, demon, fiend, archenemy of God, powers of evil, powers of darkness, imp, mischiefmaker, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Prince of Darkness, the archfiend, fallen angel, trickster, hellhound, incubus, succubus, evil spirit, evil principle, error, sin, god of this world, supreme spirit of evil, Asmodeus, Mammon, Moloch, Diabolus, Azazel, Angra Mainyu, Ahriman, Eblis, Belial, Baal, Samael, Hades, Abaddon, Apollyon, Set, Mephistopheles, Lilith, diabolical force, satanic force, evil genius, jinni, dybbuk, goblin, the Deuce*, the Old Boy*, Harry*, Old Nick*, Old Scratch*, the Tempter, the Old One, the Wicked One, author of evil, the Foul Fiend, the common enemy, shadow of shadows, Evil One, the Adversary; see also evil 1 , witch .

Ant. angel*, seraph, God.

2. [A vicious or mischievous person]

Syn. villain, renegade, scamp; see beast 2 , rascal .

• between the devil and the deep blue sea,

Syn. desperate, in a quandary, in difficulty, between a rock and a hard place*; see in trouble 1 at trouble , troubled 1 .

• give the devil his due*,

Syn. give one credit, give credit where credit is due, recognize; see acknowledge 2 .

• go to the devil*,

Syn.

3. degenerate, fall into bad habits, go to pot*; see decay , fail 1 .

4. go to hell, damn you, be damned; see curse .

• raise the devil*,

Syn. cause trouble, riot, be boisterous, be unruly, revel; see also celebrate 3 , rage 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. satan Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, archfiend, el diablo, Lord of the Flies, the Serpent, *Old Harry, *Old Scratch, *the Deuce, *the Dickens, the Adversary, fallen angel. ''A liar, and the father of it.''—Bible. ''The most diligent preacher of all others; he is never out of his diocese.''—Hugh Latimer.

2. bad person, spirit or creature demon, fiend, imp, ogre, savage, brute, rogue, hellion, evildoer, beast, villain, scoundrel, brat. see religion

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A perversely bad, cruel, or wicked person: archfiend, beast, fiend, ghoul, monster, ogre, tiger, vampire. See KIND. 2. One who causes minor trouble or damage: imp, mischief, prank ster, rascal, rogue, scamp. Informal: cutup. See GOOD.