enemy
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English enemy, enemye, enmy, borrowed from Old French enemi, anemi (Modern French ennemi), from Latin inimīcus, from in- + amīcus.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈɛnəmi/
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
- under enemy duress
- He made a lot of enemies after reducing the working hours in his department.
- You may not want any enemies, but sometimes, your enemies choose you.
- A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
- Synonyms: foe, adversary, nemesis
- Antonyms: ally, friend
- Rally together against a common enemy.
- Something harmful or threatening to another
- (attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
- The building was destroyed by enemy bombing.
- (video games) A non-player character that tries to harm the player.
- Synonyms: mob
- French: ennemi, ennemie
- German: Feind, Feindin, Gegner, Gegnerin
- Italian: nemico, nemica
- Portuguese: inimigo, inimiga
- Russian: враг
- Spanish: enemigo, enemiga
- French: ennemi
- German: feindlich
- Portuguese: inimigo
- Russian: вра́жеский
- Spanish: enemigo
enemy (enemies, present participle enemying; simple past and past participle enemied)
- To make an enemy of.
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