shaitan

noun

shā-ˈtän How to pronounce shaitan (audio)
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as in demon
an evil spirit her fate was sealed once she let the shaitan out of the bottle

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  1. demon
  2. devil
  3. ghost
  4. ghoul
Noun
  • Yet beneath the pristine public persona were demons that would drive him to alcoholism, scandal, and death from an overdose in 2012.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
  • As Ema pursues the truth, she is forced to confront her own demons.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of demon
Noun
  • To break the cycle of bias, Play devil’s advocate with yourself.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Fire in the birthing cabin, where another devil stands.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of devil
Noun
  • Except he’s lured there in the dead of winter, presumably called once more by the ghosts of children killed by violence in years past.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The Mad Money host then invoked the ghost of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, widely seen as a major contributing factor to the Great Depression.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of ghost
Noun
  • Considered one of the scariest haunted houses in Cincinnati, the littles can visit with the lights on and friendly ghouls hand out candy.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The time of ghosts, ghouls and goblins has arrived and Nashville has no shortage of sinister and hair-raising attractions.
    — Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of ghoul
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