ASURA

Asura

(noun) earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Asura (plural Asuras)

(Hinduism) Deities among the Hindu dharma. Considered to be a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes referred to as devas.

(Buddhism) The lowest class of deities and demigods of the Kāmadhātu.

Anagrams

• auras

Noun

asura (plural asuras)

Alternative spelling of Asura

Anagrams

• auras

Source: Wiktionary


A*su"ra, n. (Hind. Myth.)

Definition: An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and giants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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