machinations of the devil

noun

Roget 619: evil, ill, harm, hurt.   , mischief, nuisance; machinations of the devil, Pandora's box, ills that flesh is heir to.    blow, buffet, stroke, scratch, bruise, wound, gash, mutilation; mortal blow, wound; immedicabile vulnus [Lat.]; damage, loss etc. (deterioration) 659.    disadvantage, prejudice, drawback.    disaster, accident, casualty; mishap etc. (misfortune) 735; bad job, devil to pay; calamity, bale, catastrophe, tragedy; ruin etc. (destruction) 162; adversity etc. 735.    mental suffering etc. 828.    demon etc. 980.    (Evil spirit) bane, etc. 663 (cause of evil). badness, etc. 649 (Production of Evil); painfulness, etc. 830; evil doer, etc. 913.    outrage, wrong, injury, foul play; bad turn, ill turn; disservice, spoliation etc. 791; grievance, crying evil.    ... show more

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