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enemy
[en-uh-mee]
noun
plural
enemiesa person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
Synonyms:Antonyms:an armed foe; an opposing military force.
The army attacked the enemy at dawn.
Antonyms:a hostile nation or state.
a citizen of such a state.
enemies, persons, nations, etc., that are hostile to one another.
Let's make up and stop being enemies.
something harmful or prejudicial.
His unbridled ambition is his worst enemy.
the Enemy, the Devil; Satan.
adjective
belonging to a hostile power or to any of its nationals.
enemy property.
Obsolete.inimical; ill-disposed.
enemy
/ ˈɛəɪ /
noun
a person hostile or opposed to a policy, cause, person, or group, esp one who actively tries to do damage; opponent
an armed adversary; opposing military force
( as modifier )
enemy aircraft
a hostile nation or people
( as modifier )
an enemy alien
something that harms or opposes; adversary
courage is the enemy of failure
Grammar Note
Other Word Forms
- nonenemy noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of enemy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“Nothing brings people together like a common enemy.”
Walz's camp shared a statement on the president's brush-off, saying that it was not the time to score points off your political enemies.
It is not a weapon to be brandished at political enemies.
"I don't think it's something that I would ever say to my worst enemy. It's just an awful, awful thing to say to anyone. It's horrible."
The repeated losses have, in a way, united Canadians against a common enemy – the US.
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