she-devil

English

Etymology

she- +‎ devil

Noun

she-devil (plural she-devils)

(literally) A female devil (versus a he-devil, male devil).
(figuratively) A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.

Synonyms

(bad-tempered woman): See Thesaurus:shrew

Translations

bad-tempered woman

Esperanto: diablino
French: diablesse (fr) f
German: Teufelin (de) f, Teufelsweib (de) n, Drachen (de) m

Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍉 (unhulþo)
Greek: διαβολογυναίκα (el) f (diavologynaíka), διαβολοθήλυκο n (diavolothílyko), διαβόλισσα (el) f (diavólissa)
Polish: jędza f, sekutnica f, złośnica (pl) f, diablica (pl) f

female devil

Esperanto: diablino
French: diablesse (fr) f
German: Teufelin (de) f

Polish: diablica (pl) f
Spanish: demonia femenina
Volapük: (♂♀) diab (vo), (♂) hidiab, (♀) jidiab (vo)

Anagrams

dishevel

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