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Meaning of demon core | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A spherical subcritical mass of plutonium manufactured during World War II by the United States as a fissile core for an early atomic bomb.
    historical
  2. A essential instance or part of something, especially something malevolent.
    figuratively, uncountable
  3. Something that is especially dangerous and should not be tampered with, or otherwise reminiscent of the demon core.
    humorous, uncountable

Equivalents

Português núcleo do demônio
Tiếng Việt Lõi Quỷ

Examples

“As Mazzocchi saw it, those chemicals that poisoned his union’s rank and file eventually make their way into communities outside — through the air, soil, and waterways. The factory was therefore the demon core of the environmental crisis.”
“That's the demon core of capitalism; you live decades watching companies do what appears to be reasonable, justifiable things and ignore the anti capitalists saying "does this not set a precedent for much more terrifying things?" No, no, ridiculous”
“California democrats is the demon core of Hitler partials when it comes to homelessness”
“She's a 'Demon Core' of gay energy. If you drop a screwdriver on one of the piercings, she goes supercritical.”
“Is this the demon core of noodles”
“That this is like the demon core of edibles, you drop it and a whole city is getting high for years afterward.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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