enemy

Definition of Enemy in English :

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Noun

1. enemy

an opposing military force

Example Sentences:
'the enemy attacked at dawn'

2. enemy, foe, foeman, opposition

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

Example Sentences:
'a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies'

3. enemy

any hostile group of people

Example Sentences:
'he viewed lawyers as the real enemy'

4. enemy, foe

a personal enemy

Example Sentences:
'they had been political foes for years'

foe

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Enemy

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noun plural -mies

1.

a person hostile or opposed to a policy, cause, person, or group, esp one who actively tries to do damage; opponent

2.

a.

an armed adversary; opposing military force

b.

(as modifier)

enemy aircraft

3.

a.

a hostile nation or people

b.

(as modifier)

an enemy alien

4.

something that harms or opposes; adversary

courage is the enemy of failure

Enemy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈenemies

1.

a person who hates another, and wishes or tries to injure him; foe

2.

a.

a nation or force hostile to another; military or wartime adversary

b.

troops, fleet, ship, member, etc. of a hostile nation

3.

a person hostile to an idea, cause, etc.

4.

anything injurious or harmful

adjective

5. Obsolete

hostile

6.

of an enemy; of a hostile nation

Enemy

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n. pl. en·e·mies

1.

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

b. One who opposes or is hostile to an idea or cause: an enemy of democracy.

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

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.

adj.

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

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