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A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
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A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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a cruel woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman
Etymology tree English she- Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō) Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)bor. Latin diabolusbor. Proto-West Germanic *diubul Old English dēofol Middle English devel English devil English she-devil From she- + devil.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
чарто́ўка
(čartówka)
— female devil
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Belarusian:
бясо́ўка
(bjasówka)
— female devil
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Catalan:
diablessa
— female devil
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Dutch:
duivelin
— female devil
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Esperanto:
diablino
— female devil
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French:
diablesse
— female devil
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German:
Teufelin
— female devil
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Gothic:
𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍉
(unhulþō)
— female devil
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Polish:
diablica
— female devil
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Russian:
дьяволи́ца
(dʹjavolíca)
— female devil
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Russian:
черто́вка
(čertóvka)
— female devil
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Russian:
бесо́вка
(besóvka)
— female devil
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Spanish:
demonia femenina
— female devil
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Spanish:
diabla
— female devil
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Swedish:
hondjävul
— female devil
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Swedish:
djävulinna
— female devil
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Ukrainian:
дияволи́ця
(dyjavolýcja)
— female devil
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Ukrainian:
дия́волка
(dyjávolka)
— female devil
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Ukrainian:
чорти́ха
(čortýxa)
— female devil
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Ukrainian:
чорти́ця
(čortýcja)
— female devil
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Ukrainian:
біси́ха
(bisýxa)
— female devil
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Volapük:
diab
— female devil
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Volapük:
hidiab
— female devil
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Volapük:
jidiab
— female devil
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Welsh:
cythreules
— female devil
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Belarusian:
чарто́ўка
(čartówka)
— bad-tempered woman
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Belarusian:
бясо́ўка
(bjasówka)
— bad-tempered woman
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Catalan:
diablessa
— bad-tempered woman
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Dutch:
duivelin
— bad-tempered woman
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Dutch:
feeks
— bad-tempered woman
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Dutch:
helleveeg
— bad-tempered woman
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Esperanto:
diablino
— bad-tempered woman
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French:
diablesse
— bad-tempered woman
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German:
Teufelin
— bad-tempered woman
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German:
Teufelsweib
— bad-tempered woman
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German:
Drachen
— bad-tempered woman
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Greek:
διαβολογυναίκα
(diavologynaíka)
— bad-tempered woman
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Greek:
διαβολοθήλυκο
(diavolothílyko)
— bad-tempered woman
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Greek:
διαβόλισσα
(diavólissa)
— bad-tempered woman
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Macedonian:
ѓаво́лица
(ǵavólica)
— bad-tempered woman
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Macedonian:
ѓа́волка
(ǵávolka)
— bad-tempered woman
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Polish:
jędza
— bad-tempered woman
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Polish:
sekutnica
— bad-tempered woman
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Polish:
złośnica
— bad-tempered woman
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Polish:
diablica
— bad-tempered woman
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Russian:
дьяволи́ца
(dʹjavolíca)
— bad-tempered woman
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Russian:
черто́вка
(čertóvka)
— bad-tempered woman
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Russian:
бесо́вка
(besóvka)
— bad-tempered woman
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Ukrainian:
дияволи́ця
(dyjavolýcja)
— bad-tempered woman
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Ukrainian:
дия́волка
(dyjávolka)
— bad-tempered woman
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Ukrainian:
чорти́ха
(čortýxa)
— bad-tempered woman
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Ukrainian:
чорти́ця
(čortýcja)
— bad-tempered woman
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Ukrainian:
біси́ха
(bisýxa)
— bad-tempered woman
