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ENEMY
enemy
(noun) any hostile group of people; “he viewed lawyers as the real enemy”
enemy
(noun) an opposing military force; “the enemy attacked at dawn”
enemy, foe, foeman, opposition
(noun) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); “a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies”
foe, enemy
(noun) a personal enemy; “they had been political foes for years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enemy (plural enemies)
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
Synonyms: foe, unfriend, adversary, nemesis, backfriend
Antonyms: ally, friend
A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
Synonyms: foe, adversary, nemesis
Antonyms: ally, friend
Something harmful or threatening to another
Adjective
enemy (comparative more enemy, superlative most enemy)
of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy
Verb
enemy (third-person singular simple present enemies, present participle enemying, simple past and past participle enemied)
To make an enemy of.
Anagrams
• Yemen, yemen
Source: Wiktionary
En"e*my, n.; pl. Enemies. Etym: [OF. enemi, F. ennemi, from L. inimicus; in- (negative) + amicus friend. See Amicable.]
Definition: One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood. To all good he enemy was still. Spenser. I say unto you, Love your enemies. Matt. v. 44. The enemy (Mil.), the hostile force. In this sense it is construed with the verb and pronoun either in the singular or the plural, but more commonly in the singular; as, we have met the enemy and he is ours or they are ours. It was difficult in such a country to track the enemy. It was impossible to drive him to bay. Macaulay.
Syn.
– Foe; antagonist; opponent. See Adversary.
En"e*my, a.
Definition: Hostile; inimical. [Obs.] They . . . every day grow more enemy to God. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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