noun
- a chief devil or demon; Satan
- an extremely wicked or cruel person
Examples
- The medieval painting depicted the archfiend tempting souls in hell.
- In the story, the archfiend ruled over all the lesser demons.
- The dictator was described as an archfiend who showed no mercy.
- She called her cruel stepmother an archfiend behind her back.
- The novel’s archfiend plotted the destruction of the entire kingdom.
- Religious texts often describe the archfiend as the ultimate enemy of good.