Worldwideneutralreligiousformal
- A supernatural being representing the personification of evil, temptation, or demonic power in religious and mythological traditions.
Worldwideinformalpejorative
- A disparaging label applied to a person perceived as wicked, malicious, or extremely unpleasant.
Worldwideinformalexclamatorycolloquial
- Used in oaths, commands, or exclamations to express annoyance, dismissal, surprise, or emphasis (e.g., phrases like 'Go to the devil' or 'What the devil...?').
- Used as a colloquial intensifier to indicate that something is very bad, difficult, or perplexing.
Worldwideinformalidiomatic
- Used metaphorically to attribute extreme difficulty, trouble, or maladjustment to an object or situation (e.g., describing a machine or task as 'the devil' to clear).