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1. (n.) adversary
a person, group, etc., that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy.
2. adversary
an opponent in a contest; contestant.
3. (adj.) adversary
of or pertaining to an adversary.
4. adversary
involving adversaries, as plaintiff and defendant in a legal proceeding.
Etymology: (1300–50; < AF < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
someone who offers opposition
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) adversary
opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic
2. (adj) adversary
having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit
3. (noun) adversary
one who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. adversary
A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against which the use of force may be envisaged.
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Sense: an opponent; an enemy
his adversary in the chess match.
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 Afrikaans: opponent, vyand |
 Arabic: خَصْم |
 Bulgarian: противник |
 Brazilian: adversário |
 Czech: protivník, soupeř |
 German: der/die Gegner(in) |
 Danish: modstander; modpart; fjen |
 Greek: αντίπαλος |
 Spanish: adversario |
 Estonian: vastane |
 Farsi: حریف؛ دشمن |
 Finnish: vastustaja |
 French: adversaire |
 Hebrew: יָרִיב, אוֹיֵב |
 Hindi: विरोधी |
 Croatian: neprijatelj |
 Hungarian: ellenfél |
 Indonesian: lawan, musuh |
 Icelandic: andstæðingur; óvinur |
 Italian: avversario |
 Japanese: 敵 |
 Korean: 적, 적대자 |
 Lithuanian: priešininkas |
 Latvian: pretinieks; ienaidnieks |
 Malay: seteru |
 Dutch: tegenstander |
 Norwegian: motstander, motpart, fien |
 Polish: przeciwnik |
 Persian: حریف؛ دشمن |
 Pashto: دښمن، حریف |
 Portuguese: adversário |
 Romanian: adversar |
 Russian: противник |
 Slovak: protivník |
 Slovenian: nasprotnik |
 Serbian: protivnik (protivnica) |
 Swedish: motståndare, fiende |
 Thai: คู่ต่อสู้; คู่ปรปักษ์ |
 Turkish: rakip, hasım, düşman |
 Taiwanese: 對手，敵手 |
 Ukrainian: (су)противник; суперник |
 Urdu: حریف ، مخالف |
 Vietnamese: đối thủ |
 Chinese: 对手，敌手 |
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