What does Enemy mean?

Definitions for Enemy
ˈɛn ə mien·e·my

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. enemynoun

    an opposing military force

    "the enemy attacked at dawn"

  2. enemy, foe, foeman, oppositionnoun

    an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

    "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"

  3. enemynoun

    any hostile group of people

    "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"

  4. foe, enemynoun

    a personal enemy

    "they had been political foes for years"

Wiktionary

  1. enemynoun

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

  2. enemynoun

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

    rally together against a common enemy.

  3. enemynoun

    An alliance of such forces.

  4. enemyadjective

    of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy

  5. Etymology: From enemi, anemi (Modern French: ennemi), from inimicus, from in- + amicus

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Enemynoun

    Etymology: ennemi, French; inimicus, Latin.

    All these statutes speak of English rebels and Irish enemies, as if the Irish had never been in condition of subjects, but always out of the protection of the law. John Davies, on Ireland.

    The enemy thinks of raising threescore thousand men for the next Summer. Joseph Addison, on the State of the War.

    Kent, in disguise,
    Follow’d his enemy king, and did him service
    Improper for a slave. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    He that designedly uses ambiguities, ought to be looked on as an enemy to truth and knowledge. John Locke.

    Bold is the critick, who dares prove
    These heroes were no friends to love;
    And bolder he who dares aver,
    That they were enemies to war. Matthew Prior.

    Defend us from the danger of the enemy. Common Prayer.

Wikipedia

  1. Enemy

    An enemy or a foe is an individual or a group that is considered as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of designating a particular entity as a threat, thereby invoking an intense emotional response to that entity. The state of being or having an enemy is enmity, foehood or foeship.

ChatGPT

  1. enemy

    An enemy is an individual, group, or nation that opposes, threatens, or intends harm or hostility towards another individual, group, or nation. Enemies are typically perceived as adversaries who are in opposition or conflict with each other. The term "enemy" can be used in various contexts, including personal relationships, warfare, politics, and competitive situations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Enemynoun

    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

  2. Enemyadjective

    hostile; inimical

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Enemy

    en′e-mi, n. one who hates or dislikes: a foe: a hostile army.—adj. (obs.) hostile.—How goes the enemy? (slang) what o'clock is it?—The Enemy, The old Enemy, the Devil; The last enemy, death. [O. Fr. enemi (mod. Fr. ennemi)—L. inimicusin, neg., amicus, a friend.]

  2. Enemy

    a prov. form of anemone.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. 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.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. enemy

    The power or people against whom war is waged.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. enemy

    In military language, the opposing force; as, “We have met the enemy, and they are ours.”

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Enemy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2903

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Enemy' in Nouns Frequency: #940

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Enemy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Enemy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Enemy in a Sentence

  1. Emin Alper:

    I think mainly it's about how the political atmosphere can drive people paranoid and crazy and create the destruction of the society, the political polarization, the political tensions and the idea of a polarized society between enemy and friends can destroy our identities, our confidence.

  2. Donald Tusk:

    As you know, to most politicians representing the new power (in Warsaw) I am Public Enemy number 1. Not only because I am in Brussels.

  3. Martin Dempsey:

    They did some of that in the beginning and paid the price. So the enemy has adapted and they have developed tactics and techniques that make them a little more difficult to find.

  4. Petro Poroshenko:

    An angry enemy encroached on our lives, our territory, our freedom and our independence.

  5. Friedrich Nietzsche:

    How good bad music and bad reasons sound when we march against an enemy.

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