nemesis

nem·e·sis  (nm-ss)

n. pl. nem·e·ses (-sz)

1. A source of harm or ruin: Uncritical trust is my nemesis.

2. Retributive justice in its execution or outcome: To follow the proposed course of action is to invite nemesis.

3. An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome.

4. One that inflicts retribution or vengeance.

5. Nemesis Greek Mythology The goddess of retributive justice or vengeance.

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[Greek, retribution, the goddess Nemesis, from nemein, to allot; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

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Nemesis [ˈnɛmɪsɪs]

n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the goddess of retribution and vengeance

2. (sometimes not capital) any agency of retribution and vengeance

[via Latin from Greek: righteous wrath, from némein to distribute what is due]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nemesis - (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
	2.	nemesis - something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" bane, scourge, curse affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress

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nemesis

noun retribution, fate, destruction, destiny, vengeance So far they had escaped their nemesis, but that afternoon it was to fall heavily on them.

Translations

nemesis [ˈnemɪsɪs] N (nemeses (pl)) → (justo)castigo m
AIDS is our collective nemesis → SIDA representa nuestro castigo colectivo

nemesis [ˈnɛməsɪs] n → némésis f

nemesis

n → Nemesis f (liter), → die gerechte Strafe

Nemesis [ˈnɛmɪsɪs] n (Myth) → Nemesi f (fig) nemesis → nemesi f