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devil in disguise

devil in disguise noun: a person or thing that appears to be good, honest, or upstanding, but is inherently nasty, evil, or damaging.

Noun

devil in disguise (plural devils in disguise)

  1. (idiomatic) A person or thing that appears to be good, honest, or upstanding, but is inherently nasty, evil, or damaging.

Forms of devil in disguise

pluraldevils in disguise

Questions about devil in disguise

What does devil in disguise mean?
Devil in disguise means a person or thing that appears to be good, honest, or upstanding, but is inherently nasty, evil, or damaging.
What part of speech is devil in disguise?
Devil in disguise is a noun.
What is the plural of devil in disguise?
The plural of devil in disguise is devils in disguise.

Words near devil in disguise in the dictionary

  1. devil facial tumor disease
  2. devil frog
  3. devil frogs
  4. devil grass
  5. devil grasses
  6. devil in disguise
  7. devil in music
  8. devil in one's eyes
  9. devil is beating his wife and marrying his daughter
  10. devil is kissing his wife
  11. devil lies in the details

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