archenemy
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈɑːrkˌɛnəmi/
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archienemigo
- In the comic book series, Batman faces off against his greatest archenemy, the Joker.
Examples
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Despite Maxentius's superior numbers, Constantine defeated his archenemy, who then drowned in the Tiber.
Academic text (2007) -
The 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran turned the country into an archenemy of Israel.
Academic text (2013) -
My first day of Sky High, and l already have an archenemy.
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So in the end, my girlfriend became my archenemy, my archenemy became my best friend and my best friend became my girlfriend.
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Nothing to do with the fact that I'm the brother of your archenemy.
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Right now, I need you to take care of my new archenemy, Elmo.
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At one time, partners in the war against crime, now, archenemies.
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India's archenemy, Pakistan, responded by setting off six announced nuclear tests just two weeks later.
Academic text (2000) -
In his last adventure, Austin Powers, a swinging spy from the Sixties, was unfrozen in the Nineties to battle his archenemy Dr. Evil.
Fiction book (1999) -
Gradually, however, Calhoun and Benton diverged in political philosophy until they became archenemies.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
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8.1
A powerful enemy or thing that causes someone's defeat
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4.9
The main opponent someone or a team competes with for a long time
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7.8
A person's main enemy who often opposes them
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8.0
The main enemy in a story who is very powerful and evil
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9.2
A very powerful evil enemy in stories or legends
The main enemy someone has for a long time
The main enemy at the end of a story who the heroes must defeat
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Etymology
Archenemy comes from the prefix arch- ('chief' or 'main'), as in archbishop, and the word enemy ('a person who is against you'). So an archenemy is your main, most important enemy, often the one you fight with again and again.