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incubus vs fiend

fiend vs incubus

incubus and fiend both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
incubus Yes No No No
fiend Yes No No No
As nouns, fiend is a hypernym of incubus; that is, fiend is a word with a broader meaning than incubus:
  • incubus: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
  • fiend: an evil supernatural being
Other hypernyms of incubus include daemon, daimon, demon, devil.
incubus (noun) fiend (noun)
a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women a cruel wicked and inhuman person
someone who depresses or worries others a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
a situation resembling a terrifying dream an evil supernatural being
Difference between incubus and fiend

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