man-eating fiend; demon; ogre
A literary or dramatic term for a fearsome, man-eating demon or ogre, often used in folklore, mythology, or figurative descriptions of cruel people.
Man-eating fiends often appear in old tales.
When he gets angry, he is like a demon.
羅刹 alone refers to a rakshasa, a type of demon in Buddhist mythology. 悪鬼羅刹 combines 悪鬼 (evil demon) and 羅刹 for a more intense, man-eating fiend image.
鬼 is a common word for ogre or demon. 悪鬼羅刹 is more specific, literary, and emphasizes man-eating cruelty.
Compound of 悪鬼 (evil demon) and 羅刹 (rakshasa, a man-eating demon from Buddhist mythology). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in classical and literary contexts to describe a fearsome, man-eating fiend.