Nemesis vs Enemy - What's the difference?
nemesis | enemy |
(chiefly, North America) An archenemy
* "Batman is in constant conflict with his nemesis , The Joker."
(chiefly, non-North American usage) A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character
The principle of retributive justice.
(usually, in the singular, formal) A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided.
The polar opposite of a character.
A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent.
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
An alliance of such forces.
Something harmful or threatening to another
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Enemy is a antonym of nemesis.
Enemy is a synonym of nemesis.
As nouns the difference between nemesis and enemy
is that nemesis is an archenemy while enemy is someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.As a proper noun Nemesis
is the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance.As an adjective enemy is
of, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.nemesis
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(wikipedia nemesis)Noun
(nemeses)Derived terms
* archnemesis * nemeticAnagrams
* * * ----enemy
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(wikipedia enemy) (enemies)- He made a lot of enemies after reducing the working hours in his department.
- Crush the enemy !
- rally together against a common enemy .
- The very thing the 16 skiers and snowboarders had sought — fresh, soft snow — instantly became the enemy . Somewhere above, a pristine meadow cracked in the shape of a lightning bolt, slicing a slab nearly 200 feet across and 3 feet deep. Gravity did the rest.