Entry Word: demon

Function: noun

Meaning:

or daemon

an evil spirit <only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon>

Synonyms devil, fiend, ghoul, imp, incubus

Related Words apparition, bogey (also bogy or bogie), familiar, ghost, phantasm, phantom, poltergeist, shade, shadow, specter (or spectre), spirit, spook, vision, wraith; brownie, dwarf, elf, faerie (also faery), fairy, fay, gnome, goblin, gremlin, hobgoblin, leprechaun, pixie (also pixy), puck, sprite, troll; monster, ogre

Near Antonyms angel