fiend

UK
/fiːnd/
US
/fiːnd/
fiendnoun
fiends
pl
UK
/fiːnd/
US
/fiːnd/
Translations
He was a fiend for collecting rare stamps.
Он был маньяком по коллекционированию редких марок.
The fiend in the story was terrifying.
Дьявол в истории был ужасен.
The fiend plotted against the hero.
Злодей замышлял против героя.
Additional translations
Definitions
An evil spirit or demon.
The villagers believed that a fiend haunted the old castle on the hill.
A person who is extremely wicked or cruel.
The criminal was described as a fiend by the prosecutor during the trial.
A person who is excessively interested in or obsessed with something.
He's a real fiend for video games, spending hours playing every day.
fiendverb
fiended
Past Simple
fiended
Past Participle
fiending
Gerund
UK
/fiːnd/
US
/find/
Informal/slang intransitive verb meaning ‘to crave or desire intensely’, especially followed by ‘for’.
Definitions
To crave or desire something intensely; to long for.
After the long hike, they were fiending for ice-cold water.
Synonyms
be hooked on
be addicted to
obsess over
lust after
hunger for
pine for
long for