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en·e·my  (n-m)

n. pl. en·e·mies

1. One who feels hatred toward, intends injury to, or opposes the interests of another; a foe.

2.

a. A hostile power or force, such as a nation.

b. A member or unit of such a force.

3. A group of foes or hostile forces. See Usage Note at collective noun.

4. Something destructive or injurious in its effects: "Art hath an enemy called Ignorance" Ben Jonson.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a hostile power or force.

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[Middle English enemi, from Old French, from Latin inimcus : in-, not; see in-¹ + amcus, friend.]

Synonyms: enemy, foe, opponent
These nouns denote one who is hostile to or opposes the purposes or interests of another: betrayed by enemies; a foe of fascism; a political opponent.

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enemy

Noun

pl -mies

1. a person who is hostile or opposed to a person, group, or idea

2. a hostile nation or people

3. something that harms or opposes something: oil is an enemy of the environment Related adjective inimical

Adjective

of or belonging to an enemy: enemy troops [Latin inimicus hostile]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enemy - an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn" military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" foe, foeman, enemy, opposition - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
	2.	enemy - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" foe, foeman, opposition enemy - an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" adversary, antagonist, opposer, resister, opponent - someone who offers opposition besieger - an enemy who lays siege to your position
	3.	enemy - any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy" people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
	4.	enemy - a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" foe mortal enemy - an enemy who wants to kill you challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

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enemy

noun foe, rival, opponent, the opposition, competitor, the other side, adversary, antagonist << OPPOSITE friend >> adjective inimical

Translations

enemy [ˈɛnəmɪ] adj, n → enemigo/a m/f;

to make an enemy of sb → enemistarse con algn

enemy [ˈɛnəmɪ] adj, n → ennemi(e);

to make an enemy of sb → se faire un(e) ennemi(e) de qn → se mettre qn à dos

enemy [ˈɛnəmɪ] adj → feindlich;

(strategy) → des Feindes

n → Feind(in) m(f);

to make an enemy of sb → sich dat jdn zum Feind machen

enemy [ˈɛnəmɪ] adj, n → nemico/a;

to make an enemy of sb → inimicarsi qn

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enemy

n enemy [ˈenəmi]

1 a person who hates or wishes to harm one She is so good and kind that she has no enemies. vyand عَدُو враг nepřítel, -kyně fjende der Feind εχθρός, αντίζηλος enemigo vihamees دشمن vihamies ennemi/-ie אוֹיֵב शत्रु neprijatelj ellenség musuh óvinur nemico 敵 적 priešas ienaidnieks musuh vijand fiende wróg inimigo duşman враг; недруг nepriateľ, -ka sovražnik neprijatelj fiende, ovän ศัตรู düşman 仇人 ворог دشمن kẻ thù 仇人

2 (also noun plural) troops, forces, a nation etc opposed to oneself in war etc He's one of the enemy; The enemy was/were encamped on the hillside; (also adjective ) enemy forces. vyand, teenstander قُوات مُعادِيَه неприятелски войски nepřítel; nepřátelský fjende; fjendtlig der Feind εχθρός, αντίπαλος (πληθ.) enemigo vaenlane دشمن vihollinen ennemi אוֹיֵב दुश्मन protivnik, suparnik ellenség(es) musuh óvinur nemico 敵軍 적군 priešas ienaidnieks; ienaidnieka- musuh vijand fienden, fiendtlige styrker nieprzyjaciel inimigo inamic, duşman враг nepriateľ; nepriateľský nasprotnik neprijateljski fiende สิ่งที่เป็นภัย düşman 敵軍/人 противник مخالف ملک یا فوج quân địch 敌人