enemy

Meaning

Noun

1. Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
2. A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
3. Something harmful or threatening to another
4. (attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.
5. A non-player character that tries to harm the player.

Verb

To make an enemy of.

Opposite of

ally, friend

Synonyms

foe

adversary

opponent

rival

antagonist

hostile

competitor

foeman

hatred

enmity

hostile person

assailant

warrior

partner

opposer

angry

😠

hate

😡

dangerous

plague

hater

challenger

great nuisance

obstructor

friend

savage

temptation by the evil doer

lawless

stranger

opposition

inimical

one who hates

not a friend

unfriend

treacherous person

foẹ

malevolent

adverse party

animosity

argue

bad guy

brave

critic

destroyer

destroying

devil

experience

few

🤏

fight

ghost

👻

grudge

Translations

ennemi

enemigo

nemico

Feind

vijand

inimigo

enemic

düşman

εχθρός

hostis

adversaire

Gegner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛnəmi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: enemy

Cognate with French: ennemi

Cognate with Middle English: feend

Cognate with Old English: fēond

Cognate with English: -

In summary

From Middle English enemy, enemye, enmy, borrowed from Old French enemi, anemi (Modern French ennemi), from Latin inimīcus, from in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”). Displaced Middle English fend (“enemy”), from Old English fēond (“enemy”), which survived into Modern English as fiend, but with a different meaning. Doublet of inimic.

Sentences

Their main enemy is the Nightmare Prince .

The Chiliarciai were deployed facing the enemy , with the cavalry on their wings .

Honor joins Admiral Mark Sarnow's fleet alongside her old enemy , Pavel Young .