why the devil

Definition

Definition of why the devil - Reverso English Dictionary

Interjection

emotion

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shows annoyance or frustration in a question

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Why the devil didn't you call me back?

why in the world

why the heck

surprise

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expresses surprise or confusion in a question

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Why the devil are you here so early?

why in the world

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Expressions with devil

little devil

small representation or embodiment of a devil

The statue was a little devil with horns.

crafty devil

person who is clever and deceitful

He is such a crafty devil, always finding ways to trick people.

devil horns

decorative objects shaped like horns

The costume included red devil horns on a headband.

lucky devil

person with exceptionally good fortune

He won the lottery again, the lucky devil!

better the devil you know

exp.

prefer dealing with known problems than unknown ones

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

go to the devil

tell someone to go away, often with anger or annoyance

He told me to go to the devil when I asked again.

Examples of why the devil in a sentence

Why the devil did you do that?
Why the devil is it so quiet here?

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French:pourquoi diable, mais pourquoi diable, ...
German:Warum um alles in der Welt, warum um alles in der Welt, ...
Italian:perché diamine, perché diavolo, ...
Spanish:por qué demonios, ...
Portuguese:mas por que raio, porque raio, ...
Chinese:到底, 怎么, ...
Japanese:一体, 一体なぜ, ...
Arabic:لِماذا بِحَقِّ الجَحيم, لماذا بحق السماء, ...
Hebrew:לָמָּה לַעֲזָאזֵל, ...
Russian:какого дьявола, с какого черта, ...
Ukrainian:якого біса, ...
Hindi:आखिर क्यों, आखिर, ...
Bengali:কেন তুমি, কেন, ...
Catalan:per què dimonis, ...
Czech:proč sakra, proboha, ...
Danish:hvorfor pokker, hvor pokker, ...
Dutch:waarom in vredesnaam, in hemelsnaam, ...
Greek:γιατί στο διάολο, γιατί στο καλό, ...
Hungarian:az ördögbe, miért az ördögbe, ...
Khmer:ហេតុអ្វីបានជាឆ្កួតៗ, ហេតុអ្វីបានជាអ៊ីចឹង, ...
Korean:왜 도대체, 도대체 왜, ...
Persian:چرا, ...
Polish:dlaczego do diabła, czemu do diabła, ...
Portuguese (BR):por que diabos, ...
Romanian:de ce dracu, de ce naiba, ...
Swedish:varför i hela friden, ...
Thai:ทำไมในโลกนี้, ทำไมกันนะ, ...
Turkish:neden, ...
Vietnamese:tại sao, tại sao lại, ...

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Definition of why the devil - Reverso English Dictionary

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