noun An evil supernatural being. An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. A very wicked or malevolent person; also a mischievous person, especially a child. A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.
noun An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
noun A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.
noun A very wicked or malevolent person; also a mischievous person, especially a child.
noun A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.
noun A person's fears or anxieties.
noun A neutral supernatural being. A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse. A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do. A supernatural being not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity. A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.
noun A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.