enemy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛnəmi/

Noun

enemy (plural enemies)

1. Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.

   He made a lot of enemies after reducing the working hours in his department.

   Crush the enemy!

   • , Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

     If you're not with me, then you're my enemy.

   Synonyms: foe, unfriend, adversary, nemesis, backfriend
   Antonyms: ally, friend
2. A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.

   Rally together against a common enemy.

   Synonyms: foe, adversary, nemesis

   Antonyms: ally, friend

3. Something harmful or threatening to another

Related terms

• enmity

Translations

• French: ennemi, ennemie
• German: Feind, Feindin, Gegner, Gegnerin
• Italian: nemico, nemica
• Portuguese: inimigo, inimiga
• Russian: враг
• Spanish: enemigo, enemiga

Translations

• Portuguese: inimigo
• Russian: враг

Adjective

enemy

1. of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy

Translations

• French: ennemi
• German: feindlich
• Portuguese: inimigo
• Russian: вра́жеский
• Spanish: enemigo

Verb

enemy (enemies, present participle enemying; past and past participle enemied)

1. To make an enemy of.

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