SHAITAN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

shaitan

noun

shā-ˈtän

Definition of shaitan

as in demon

an evil spirit her fate was sealed once she let the shaitan out of the bottle

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Noun

The cultural demons a 34-year-old playwright was conjuring a century ago rise up as dark reflections for our own.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Merry banqueters on the rear wall appeared unaware of the demons crawling up the side wall, as though ready to burst into the chamber itself.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of demon

Noun

As life moves on, ghosts remain The suit against Fox filed by Zakrzewski's widow, Michelle Ross-Stanton, is still winding its way through the British legal system.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Swift appears as the ghost of Farrell’s former wife, warning Johnson about her husband and revealing the dark truth behind his past.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of ghost

Noun

The film follows a group of adults in an isolated Pennsylvania farmhouse, as hoards of flesh-eating ghouls overrun the country and infiltrate their residence.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Six Flags Great America has transformed once more for its 35th Fright Fest, bringing demons, ghosts, ghouls and other things that go bump in the night to the park.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of ghoul

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