"she-devil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: she-devils [plural]
Etymology: From she- + devil. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|she|devil}} she- + devil Head templates: {{en-noun|head=she-devil}} she-devil (plural she-devils)
  1. (literally) A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil). Tags: literally Synonyms (female devil): deviless Translations (female devil): чарто́ўка (čartóŭka) [feminine] (Belarusian), бясо́ўка (bjasóŭka) [feminine] (Belarusian), diablessa [feminine] (Catalan), duivelin [feminine] (Dutch), diablino (Esperanto), diablesse [feminine] (French), Teufelin [feminine] (German), 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍉 (unhulþō) [masculine] (Gothic), diablica [feminine] (Polish), дьяволи́ца (dʹjavolíca) [feminine] (Russian), черто́вка (čertóvka) [feminine] (Russian), бесо́вка (besóvka) [feminine] (Russian), demonia femenina (Spanish), diabla [feminine] (Spanish), hondjävul [common-gender] (Swedish), djävulinna [common-gender] (Swedish), дияволи́ця (dyjavolýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), дия́волка (dyjávolka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), чорти́ха (čortýxa) [feminine] (Ukrainian), чорти́ця (čortýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), біси́ха (bisýxa) [feminine] (Ukrainian), diab [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hidiab [masculine] (Volapük), jidiab [feminine] (Volapük), cythreules [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-she-devil-en-noun-HPP0DRiE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with she- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with she-: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'female devil': 94 6 Disambiguation of 'female devil': 94 6
  2. (figuratively) A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People Synonyms (bad-tempered woman): shrew Translations (bad-tempered woman): чарто́ўка (čartóŭka) [feminine] (Belarusian), бясо́ўка (bjasóŭka) [feminine] (Belarusian), diablessa [feminine] (Catalan), duivelin [feminine] (Dutch), feeks [feminine] (Dutch), helleveeg [feminine] (Dutch), diablino (Esperanto), diablesse [feminine] (French), Teufelin [feminine] (German), Teufelsweib [neuter] (German), Drachen [masculine] (German), διαβολογυναίκα (diavologynaíka) [feminine] (Greek), διαβολοθήλυκο (diavolothílyko) [neuter] (Greek), διαβόλισσα (diavólissa) [feminine] (Greek), ѓаво́лица (ǵavólica) [feminine] (Macedonian), ѓа́волка (ǵávolka) [feminine] (Macedonian), jędza [feminine] (Polish), sekutnica [feminine] (Polish), złośnica [feminine] (Polish), diablica [feminine] (Polish), дьяволи́ца (dʹjavolíca) [feminine] (Russian), черто́вка (čertóvka) [feminine] (Russian), бесо́вка (besóvka) [feminine] (Russian), дияволи́ця (dyjavolýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), дия́волка (dyjávolka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), чорти́ха (čortýxa) [feminine] (Ukrainian), чорти́ця (čortýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), біси́ха (bisýxa) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-she-devil-en-noun-EUE7MuZO Disambiguation of People: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with she-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with she-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'bad-tempered woman': 6 94 Disambiguation of 'bad-tempered woman': 6 94

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "besóvka",
          "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
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          ],
          "word": "бесо́вка"
        },
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          "roman": "dyjavolýcja",
          "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
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        },
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          "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
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          "word": "дия́волка"
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          "roman": "čortýxa",
          "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
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          "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
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}
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          "ref": "1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 114:",
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      "sense": "female devil",
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      "sense": "female devil",
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      "sense": "female devil",
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      "word": "Teufelin"
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      "sense": "female devil",
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "female devil",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "diablica"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "female devil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "дьяволи́ца"
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      "word": "черто́вка"
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      "sense": "female devil",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "бесо́вка"
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      "sense": "female devil",
      "word": "demonia femenina"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female devil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diabla"
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      "sense": "female devil",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female devil",
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      "word": "djävulinna"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "female devil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дияволи́ця"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "female devil",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "чорти́ха"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čortýcja",
      "sense": "female devil",
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      "word": "cythreules"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "čartóŭka",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "чарто́ўка"
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      "roman": "bjasóŭka",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "diablessa"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "duivelin"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "feeks"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "helleveeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "word": "diablino"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "diablesse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Teufelin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Teufelsweib"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Drachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diavologynaíka",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διαβολογυναίκα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diavolothílyko",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "διαβολοθήλυκο"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diavólissa",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διαβόλισσα"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ǵavólica",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ѓаво́лица"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ǵávolka",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ѓа́волка"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jędza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sekutnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "złośnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diablica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dʹjavolíca",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дьяволи́ца"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čertóvka",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "черто́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "besóvka",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бесо́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dyjavolýcja",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дияволи́ця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dyjávolka",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дия́волка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čortýxa",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чорти́ха"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čortýcja",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чорти́ця"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bisýxa",
      "sense": "bad-tempered woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "біси́ха"
    }
  ],
  "word": "she-devil"
}

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