Démon

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Ein echter Dämon auf dem Fußballplatz. , 🇪🇸 Un demonio real en el campo de fútbol. , 🇮🇹 Un vero demone sul campo di calcio , 🇵🇹 Um demônio real no campo de futebol. , 🇨🇳 魔鬼 , 🇯🇵 サッカー場にいる本物の悪魔 , 🇰🇷 축구 경기장에서 활동하는 실제 악마 , 🇸🇦 شيطان حقيقي في الملعب , 🇮🇳 फुटबॉल के मैदान पर एक वास्तविक दैत

Definition

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Etymology

The French noun *démon* comes directly from Latin *dēmonium*, a borrowing of the Greek *δείμων* (*deimōn*), literally “one who is warned” or “to be admonished,” which evolved in Greek to mean an evil spirit or guide. Latin *dēmonium* entered Old French as *demon* in the 12th century, retaining the sense of an evil supernatural being, and the spelling shifted to *démon* by the 16th‑century. In modern French the word still denotes a malevolent spirit, and in figurative use—such as “un véritable démon sur le terrain de football”—it keeps the original connotation of an overwhelming, almost supernatural force.

Synonyms

diable satan bête monstre bestial

Antonyms

ange bienfaiteur héros saint