Definition for FIEND

FIEND, n. [Sax. feond, Goth. fiands, from fian, feon, figan, to hate; G. feind; D. vyand; Sw. and Dan. fiende. See Feud, contention.]

An enemy in the worst sense; an implacable or malicious foe; the devil; an infernal being. O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind / Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend. Pope.

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