nemesis
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈnɛməsɪs/
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némesis
- After years of rivalry, she finally defeated her long-time nemesis in the championship match.
- become a nemesis
John Ross Bowie is known as Sheldon's nemesis Barry Kripke.
- John Ross Bowie is known as Sheldon's nemesis Barry Kripke.
- And when I look at myself, my objective is to destroy my nemesis before my nemesis destroys me.
- I mean, he would have been a great boxer anyway, but a, a nemesis like Joe Frazier put me on a much higher level.
- The next hobby, my nemesis, the one that I don't know if I'll ever master, to be honest.
- And that's how Anatoly Karpov, my my opponent, my nemesis, the man I played five world championship matches with.
- You always want your nemesis to exceed your hero in their power and abilities and strength and so on.
- That is the biggest nemesis of a government of like society moving in a manner that is uncontrollable, right?
- Some people say he's an archrival, A nemesis or a nemesis, they say.
- And you know, a lot of my nemesis are turpentine clowns.
- If you feel like you have a nemesis that is telling you something.
- Next is my nemesis, exogenous ketones.
- Oh no, my old nemesis majorities even worse than my other nemesis, minorities.
Examples
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Standing in the way, their long-time nemesis, the New York Yankees.
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A sister can be a nemesis, but also a growth buddy and helping hand in life.
Fiction book (1992) -
Yes, yeah, my nemesis from the split screen episode.
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If you feel like you have a nemesis that is telling you something.
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OK, I want you to close your eyes and imagine your fashion nemesis, right?
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Do you remember your old nemesis Julie?
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It is indeed the nemesis of the king.
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So we have this producer who's like the nemesis in some ways.
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Dave, I think it's pivotal for you to confront your childhood nemesis.
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But China, long perceived as Indonesia's nemesis, could not have claimed a more sensitive, resource-loaded sea area.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who wants to harm or defeat you
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3.0
A person who goes against others or causes harm
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2.7
A person or group that competes with another for the same goal
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6.1
A person, team or group that is against you
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3.5
A person or group that fights against you in a conflict
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7.8
Something that causes a lot of trouble or harm
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6.3
A person who opposes another person, often in a story or argument
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5.9
A person who wants to kill or completely destroy you
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4.8
A person who is someone's main enemy in a long rivalry
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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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6.8
A strong opponent who is hard to defeat and causes fear or respect
The main enemy someone has for a long time
A powerful character who opposes the hero and creates major conflict
On the other side in a fight, game, or argument
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Etymology
Nemesis comes from the name of a Greek goddess who punished people when they were too proud, and her name meant 'punishment' or 'what is owed', from the Greek root némein meaning 'to give what is due'. So, a nemesis today is someone or something that brings a person's defeat or downfall.