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enemy

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noun/ˈɛnəmi//ˈenəmi//ˈɛnəme/
  1. 1

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

    • under enemy duress
    • He made a lot of enemies after reducing the working hours in his department.
  2. 2

    A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.

    • Rally together against a common enemy.
  3. 3

    Something harmful or threatening to another

    • The very thing the 16 skiers and snowboarders had sought — fresh, soft snow — instantly became the enemy. Somewhere above, a pristine meadow cracked in the shape of a lightning bolt, slicing a slab nearly 200 feet across and 3 feet deep. Gr
  4. 4

    Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.attributive

    • The building was destroyed by enemy bombing.
  5. 5

    A non-player character that tries to harm the player.

    • Use gadgets like Nakishkas to fend off enemies.

syn. adversary · antagonist · backfriend · bane · bête noire · corrival · enemy · fiend · foe · foeman · unfriend · nemesis

ant. accomplice · ally · friend · pal · partner · supporter

verb/ˈɛnəmi//ˈenəmi//ˈɛnəme/
  1. 1

    To make an enemy of.

    • But rather the life He has lived People he met Befriended and enemied
    • Bureaucracy and wider features of a division of labor also facilitates the “othering” and “enemying” associated with systemic violence and makes possible the professionalization of atrocity.

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