DEVIL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol, from Late Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos, literally, slanderer, from diaballein to throw across, slander, from dia- + ballein to throw; probably akin to Sanskrit gurate he lifts up Date: before 12th century the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Jewish and Christian belief as the tempter of mankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell, an evil spirit ; demon , 3. an extremely wicked person ; fiend , a great evil, a person of notable energy, recklessness, and dashing spirit, fellow , 6. something very trying or provoking , severe criticism or rebuke ; hell , the difficult, deceptive, or problematic part of something , dust ~ , the opposite of Truth ; a belief in sin, sickness, and death ; evil , error , II. transitive verb (-iled or -illed; -iling or ~ling) Date: 1800 to season highly , tease , annoy