enemy
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
Example
“under enemy duress”
Other meanings
A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
“Rally together against a common enemy.”
Something harmful or threatening to another
Related words
- enemedia
- enemyslash
- nonenemy
- better is the enemy of good
- enemy combatant
- enemy image
- enemy of the people
- enemy of the state
- enemy-like
- my enemy's enemy is my friend
- perfect is the enemy of good
- perfection is the enemy of good
Word history
From Latin "inimīcus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “enemy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.