archfoe
- noun
- /ˈɑrkˌfoʊ/
:
archienemigo
- The famous detective faced his archfoe once again, determined to bring him to justice.
Examples
-
Throughout his career, the politician battled against his archfoe, who constantly challenged his policies.
-
As is well known, during the twentieth century there has been a revival of historical interest in Nestorius, and there have been various attempts by scholars to rehabilitate the onetime archfoe of orthodox Christology.
Academic text (1991) -
In their long-standing rivalry, she finally defeated her archfoe after years of competition.
Synonyms
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
8
4.8
A person who is someone's main enemy in a long rivalry
6
4.9
The main opponent someone or a team competes with for a long time
5
7.8
A person's main enemy who often opposes them
Antonyms
How Hostile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Archfoe joins arch- and foe. Arch- means 'chief' or 'main', as in archbishop or archenemy, and foe means 'enemy', so an archfoe is your main, most important enemy.