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- pronunciation:
- e
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mi
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
enemies |
| definition 1: |
one who acts with or feels hostility toward another; adversary.
- synonyms:
- adversary, antagonist, foe
- antonyms:
- ally, friend
- similar words:
- archenemy, assailant, attacker, belligerent, combatant, opponent
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| definition 2: |
a hostile military force.
- synonyms:
- adversary, foe
- similar words:
- belligerent, power
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| definition 3: |
a hostile state or power.
- synonyms:
- belligerent, foe
- similar words:
- adversary, opposition, power
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| definition 4: |
something likely to be harmful or injurious.
- synonyms:
- curse, foe, pestilence, plague, scourge, thorn
- similar words:
- bête noire, bane, blight, evil, jinx, nemesis
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| related words: |
antagonist, destruction, villain |
adjective + (n.)enemy
alien,
arch,
bad,
bitter,
common,
dangerous,
deadly,
defeated,
determined,
evil,
external,
formidable,
greatest,
hated,
hostile,
ideological,
implacable,
invisible,
known,
longtime,
mortal,
natural,
perceived,
potential,
public,
ruthless,
suspected,
sworn,
terrorist,
unlawful,
unseen
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verb + (n.)enemy
abet,
aid,
attack,
battle,
capture,
comfort,
confront,
conquer,
crush,
declare,
defeat,
designate,
destroy,
detain,
engage,
evade,
fight,
harm,
infiltrate,
inflict,
intercept,
kill,
mistake,
punish,
sight,
slay,
spy,
unite,
vanquish
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(n.)enemy
+ verb
arm, invade, retreat, surrender
noun + (n.)enemy
ally, ammunition, attack, battlefield, casualty, defeat, destruction, detention, embolden, friend, guerrilla, hatred, neighbor, propaganda, raid, rap, revenge, tactic, terrain, warfare
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of or belonging to a hostile military force or to the nation it represents.
the enemy flag- synonyms:
- hostile
- similar words:
- opposing, rival, unfriendly
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| related words: |
martial |
The word enemy
contains the following part:
am, ama, amor
Latin
root
that means love, friendship
  Example words:
amateur, amateurish, amatory, amiable, amicable, amity, amorous, amour, enamor, enemy, inimical, paramour
- synonyms:
- phil, philo, -philia, -phile
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