enemy
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈɛnəmi/
:
enemigo
- She felt that fear was her greatest enemy in achieving her goals.
- friends and enemies
- worst enemy
- arch-enemy
This is Bashar al Assad's enemy of choice.
- This is Bashar al Assad's enemy of choice.
- If you're on her enemies list, watch out.
- That even when we are enemies of Him, He still loves us.
- If you think that they are my enemies, they try to destroy me.
- But if you miss one actual face, an enemy, you might die.
- Are are you and Magnus friends, enemies, frenemies?
- The president tweets about news, the enemy, Hugh Hewitt.
- The Shrike is the ultimate enemy, but the Shrike is himself.
- I'm my worst own enemy without fucking doubt.
- I want your enemies to choke on your success.
- And if you do have enemies like that, grow up.
- He, he's his worst enemy in that cosmetically speaking.
- And that's where the term enemy is drawn from Durkheim.
Examples
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The patient now sees his enemies as his friends, and his spiritual equilibrium is restored.
Academic text (1999) -
The company considers its competitors as its enemies in the market.
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That kid is public enemy number one in my eyes.
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What matters is whether our enemy is as ready to call it a day as we are.
Academic text (2011) -
And shame is very much the enemy of pleasure.
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All enemies of Athens, all enemies of democracy.
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We must love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.
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He thought that politics was war, and he thought that political adversaries were enemies out to get him.
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During the battle, the soldiers fought bravely against their enemy forces.
Synonyms
415
3.0
A person who goes against others or causes harm
152
6.1
A person, team or group that is against you
128
3.5
A person or group that fights against you in a conflict
45
8.1
A powerful enemy or thing that causes someone's defeat
19
6.3
A person who opposes another person, often in a story or argument
13
5.9
A person who wants to kill or completely destroy you
5
7.8
A person's main enemy who often opposes them
2
4.5
A person who speaks out against a plan or idea
1
7.4
A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester
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Etymology
Enemy comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'not' and amicus meaning 'friend'. So an enemy is literally a 'not-friend', which is why it means a person who acts against you.