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1. (n.) enemy
a person who hates, opposes, or fosters harmful designs against another; hostile opponent.
2. enemy
an opposing military force.
3. enemy
a ship, aircraft, etc., of such a force.
4. enemy
a hostile nation or state.
5. enemy
a citizen of such a state.
6. enemy
something harmful or prejudicial.
7. (adj.) enemy
belonging to a hostile power or to any of its nationals:
enemy property.
8. enemy
Obs. inimical; ill-disposed.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF < L inimicus unfriendly; =in-in -3+amicus friendly, friend; see amicable)
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| Definition of 'Enemy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) enemy
an opposing military force
"the enemy attacked at dawn"
2. (noun) enemy, foe, foeman, opposition
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
3. (noun) enemy
any hostile group of people
"he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
4. (noun) foe, enemy
a personal enemy
"they had been political foes for years"
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1. (noun) enemy
≠ friend
He was betrayed by his political enemies.
2. enemy
≠ ally
attacks on the enemy; enemy soldiers/territory
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| Definition of 'Enemy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Enemy
hostile; inimical
2. (noun) Enemy
one hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood
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| Definitions of 'Enemy' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Enemy
1. A counter-irritant of which you must get a few, or it's you for fatty degeneration of the cerebrum.
2. The friend who stings you into action.
3. Any one who tells the truth about you.
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Sense: a person who hates or wishes to harm one
She is so good and kind that she has no enemies.
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 Afrikaans: vyand |
 Arabic: عَدُو |
 Bulgarian: враг |
 Brazilian: inimigo |
 Czech: nepřítel, -kyně |
 German: der Feind |
 Danish: fjende |
 Greek: εχθρός, αντίζηλος |
 Spanish: enemigo |
 Estonian: vihamees |
 Farsi: دشمن |
 Finnish: vihamies |
 French: ennemi/-ie |
 Hebrew: אוֹיֵב |
 Hindi: शत्रु |
 Croatian: neprijatelj |
 Hungarian: ellenség |
 Indonesian: musuh |
 Icelandic: óvinur |
 Italian: nemico |
 Japanese: 敵 |
 Korean: 적, 경쟁 상대 |
 Lithuanian: priešas |
 Latvian: ienaidnieks |
 Malay: musuh |
 Dutch: vijand |
 Norwegian: fiende |
 Polish: wróg |
 Persian: دشمن |
 Pashto: دښمن، غليم، ميرڅى |
 Portuguese: inimigo |
 Romanian: duşman |
 Russian: враг; недруг |
 Slovak: nepriateľ, -ka |
 Slovenian: sovražnik |
 Serbian: neprijatelj |
 Swedish: fiende, ovän |
 Thai: ศัตรู |
 Turkish: düşman |
 Taiwanese: 仇人，敵人 |
 Ukrainian: ворог |
 Urdu: دشمن |
 Vietnamese: kẻ thù |
 Chinese: 仇人，敌人 |
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