enemy

Definitions

1. Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
2. Of, relating to, or being a hostile power or force.
3. A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
4. Something harmful or threatening to another
5. One who is hostile to or opposes the purposes or interests of another:archenemy, foe, nemesis.
6. Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
   attributive
7. One who feels hatred toward, intends injury to, or opposes another; a foe.
8. A non-player character that tries to harm the player.
9. A hostile power or force, such as a nation.
10. A group of foes or hostile forces. See Usage Note at collective noun.
11. a person hostile or opposed to a policy, cause, person, or group, esp one who actively tries to do damage; opponent
12. (Military) a. an armed adversary; opposing military force
13. a hostile nation or people
14. something that harms or opposes; adversary: courage is the enemy of failure.
15. a person who hates, opposes, or fosters harmful designs against another; hostile opponent.

Equivalents

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Afrikaansvyand

العربيةالعدوّخصيمشانئعدائيعدوعدوة+ 3 more

Azərbaycan dilidüşmənyağı

Беларускаяваро́жыворагпраціўнік

Българскиврагдушманиннеприя́телнеприятелкапроти́вникпротивницапроти́вничка+ 4 more

বাংলাদুশমনদুশমনিশত্রু

བོད་སྐད།དགྲ་བོ

BosanskidušmanNemicaneprijateljneprijateljskirivalврагдушмандушманиннепријатељнепријатељскипротивникпротивница+ 9 more

Catalàenemic

Češtinanepřátelskýnepřítelnepřítelkyně

Cymraeggelyn

Danskfjendefjendtlig

Ελληνικάαντίπαλοςεχθρικόςεχθρός

Esperantomalamikamalamiko

Eestivaenlane

فارسیخصمدشمندشمنیعدو+ 1 more

Suomivainolainenvihamiesvihollinenvihu+ 1 more

Gaeilgenamhaid

Gàidhlignàmhnàmhaid

Galegoinimigainimigo

ગુજરાતીદુશ્મનશત્રુ

Hausamaƙiyi

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻihoa paio

עבריתאויבשונא

हिन्दीदुश्मनदुश्मनीद्रोहीविध्वंसकविपक्षीविरोधीवृत्रशत्रुशत्रुता+ 6 more

HrvatskidušmanNemicaneprijateljneprijateljskirivalврагдушмандушманиннепријатељнепријатељскипротивникпротивница+ 9 more

Magyarellenség

Հայերենթշնամիոսոխ

Bahasa Indonesialawanmusuhseteru

Igboiro

Íslenskaóvinur

Italianonemicanemico

日本語仇仇敵寇敵敵国敵手目の敵讐㐜+ 6 more

ქართულიმტერი

Қазақ тілідұшпанжауқас

ភាសាខ្មែរខ្មាំងសត្រូវ

ಕನ್ನಡಶತ್ರು

한국어仇구적원수원쑤적적국+ 3 more

Kurdîhostes

Кыргызчажоо

Latinaadversariushosteshostisinimicusinimīcusperduellis+ 3 more

LëtzebuergeschFeind

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ລາວສັດຕູ

Lietuviųpriešas

Latviešuienaidnieceienaidnieksnaidniecenaidnieks+ 1 more

Malagasydovy

Te Reo Māorihoariri

Македонскидушмандушманканепријателнепријателканепријателски+ 2 more

മലയാളംശത്രു

Монголдайсан

मराठीशत्रू

Bahasa Melayulawanmusuhseteru

Maltigħadu

မြန်မာရန်ဖက်ရန်သူ

नेपालीदुश्मन

Nederlandstegenstandervijandvijandelijk

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ

Polskinieprzyjacielnieprzyjacielskiprzeciwniczkaprzeciwnikwrażywrógwrogi+ 4 more

پښتودښمن

Portuguêsinimigainimigo

Românădușmaninamicinamicăvrăjmaș+ 1 more

Русскийворогврагвражескийвражийне́другнеприя́тельнеприятельницанеприя́тельскийпротивникпротивница+ 7 more

Ikinyarwandaumwansiumwanzi

Slovenčinanepriateľnepriateľkanepriateľský

Slovenščinasovrȃžnik

Gagana Samoafili

Shqipanmikarmikshemër

СрпскиdušmanNemicaneprijateljneprijateljskirivalврагдушмандушманиннепријатељнепријатељскипротивникпротивница+ 9 more

Sesothosera

Svenskafiendefientlig

Kiswahiliaduimaadui

தமிழ்சத்துருபகைவன்

తెలుగుశత్రువు

Тоҷикӣдушман

ไทยข้าศึกศัตรูอริเสี้ยน+ 1 more

Türkmençeduşman

Tagalogkaaway

Setswanasera

Türkçedüşmanhasımyağı

ئۇيغۇرچەدۈشمەن

Українськавовцюгаво́рогворожийврагвражийпротивникпротивницясупостатсупроти́вник+ 6 more

اردودشمن

O'zbekchadushman

Tiếng Việtcừu địchđịchđịch nhânkẻ địchkẻ thùoan giaquân thù+ 4 more

Yorùbáọta

中文дижындўшыман仇敵 /仇敌敵 /敌敵人 /敌人敵國 /敌国+ 3 more

isiZuluizitha

Examples

“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.”

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

“Garrus: Fist knows you're coming. We'll have⟳ a better chance if we all work⟳ together. Wrex: My people have⟳ a saying: Seek⟳ the enemy of your enemy, and you will find⟳ a friend.”

“I am a known enemy and I cannot say⟳ more than I already said. And my books and my articles and my magazine- whatever could happen⟳ to the publication has already happened. What else? They can kill⟳ me. OK, you know⟳, nobody promised me that I'm going to live⟳ forever.”

“Rally together against a common enemy.”

“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. Gravity did the rest⟳.”

“The building was destroyed by enemy bombing.”

“Use⟳ gadgets like⟳ Nakishkas to fend off enemies.”

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