Enemy

Word ENEMY
Character 5
Hyphenation en e my
Pronunciations /ˈɛnəmi/

Definitions and meanings of "Enemy"

What do we mean by enemy?

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

One who opposes or is hostile to an idea or cause. noun

Something destructive or injurious in its effects. noun

A hostile power or force, such as a nation. noun

A member or unit of such a force. noun

A group of foes or hostile forces. noun

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

To be hostile.

A dialectal (Scotch) corruption of emmet. noun

A dialectal corruption of anemone. noun

One who opposes, antagonizes, or seeks to inflict, or is willing to inflict, injury upon another, from dislike, hatred, conflict of interests, or public policy, as in war; one who is hostile or inimical. noun

Specifically An opposing military force. See the enemy, below. noun

A foreign state which is in a condition of open hostility to the state in relation to which the former is regarded, or a subject of such a state. noun

That which is inimical; anything that is hurtful or dangerous: as, strong drink is one of man's worst enemies; a bad conscience is an enemy to peace. noun

The adversary of mankind; the devil; Satan. noun

Time: as, how goes the enemy? (= what o'clock is it?); to kill the enemy. noun

Synonyms Antagonist, Opponent, etc. See adversary. noun

Inimical; hostile; opposed.

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.

Something harmful or threatening to another

1. A former friend or acquaintance whose company is no longer considered to be beneficial to a relationship. 2. One who is deemed or deems him/herself to be of more use to another as an adversary as apposed to an ally. Urban Dictionary

Someone you hate who hates you back. Urban Dictionary

Sum1 that u despise and is the oposer of wot u believe in, often an ex friend Urban Dictionary

Cockney Slang (Not rhyming) for a man's wife. Urban Dictionary

The imaginary figures surrounding an idiotic person Urban Dictionary

The ones u supposed to luv but u hate them cuz they better than u Urban Dictionary

A girl that you fix then you cant get rid of. Urban Dictionary

This can be used When a noob sees a non teammate player in Apex Legend Urban Dictionary

A strange, ethereal being who always needs to be stopped, no matter what. Urban Dictionary

The state of being one's enemy; having the traits of an enemy. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Enemy

The word "enemy" in example sentences

Nevertheless I continued my course towards the enemy, that to the number of twenty ships had been seen since eight o'clock at S.S.W. My opinion as to the state of the ships of the squadron remaining still indecisive, in the afternoon I desired to know _if it was advisable to attack the enemy_; the ships Concepcion, Mexicano, San Pablo, ❋ John Ross (1816)

He is, indeed, called an enemy to pilgrims, and the laft enemy*. ❋ Unknown (1776)

Timeline: Walter Cronkite’s Life and Career The trouble began when the moderator asked Jennings what he would do if, during a war ­between the U.S. and another country, he’d been given the chance to travel with the enemy and report from behind his lines — only to discover, from this vantage point, that the ­enemy was about to spring a trap and mow the Americans down. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Obama administration has since abandoned using the term "enemy combatant." ❋ Unknown (2011)

McCain's confusion about who our main enemy is seems to be part of a troubling pattern, and I have predicted that this will have serious political ramifications in the coming months. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The term enemy combatant has been used for decades to define members of a military who engage in activities such as sabotage and espionage that occur outside normal combat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

LOU DOBBS, HOST: Tonight the Obama administration abandons the term enemy combatants for terror suspects held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The use of the term enemy is significant to me, as is the word speaking. ❋ Steven Barnes (2009)

Our main enemy is not primarily the Mahdi army or any of the factions in Iraq but Ahmadinejad and the mullahocracy in Iran. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It is always an entertainment to an inquisitive reader, to trace a sentiment to its original source, and, therefore, though the term enemy of man, applied to the devil, is in itself natural and obvious, yet some may be pleased with being informed, that Shakespeare probably borrowed it from the first lines of the Destruction of Troy, a book which he is known to have read. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

The term enemy combatant should be correctly termed as unlawful combatant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bush administration, which used the term enemy combatants to avoid giving certain international legal rights which could in the previous administration's controversial mind have permitted them to become renewed enemy combatants sooner. ❋ Unknown (2009)

President Barack Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Friday that the term enemy combatant will no longer be used by the federal government to describe enemy combatants captured on the battlefield during counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency military operations. ❋ American Daily Review (2009)

Friday that the term enemy combatant will no longer be used by the federal government ❋ American Daily Review (2009)

"[Every] enemy I have my [government] made [for me]." ❋ Nethcev! (2006)

A: [Be quiet], enemy. B: I'm [the who] now? C: FART! A: ['lo] C. C: 'lo A. ❋ Tim XYZ (2003)

[neds], nicola [boyle] and mr [mcniel] ❋ Steph (nambar Wan!) (2003)

Geezer: "A'wight John, you fancy a beano down to [Margate] next week?" John: "Ahhhh, sounds great, but can't do [mucker], I promised the enemy I'd take her to Cornwall for our anniversary, she's [blow a fuse] if I end up on a piss up with the lads again" Or Geezer: "C'ya later John, give my love to the enemy, won'cha? ❋ Alpha Kenny 1 (2016)

[I am] [your worst enemy]! [MUAHAHAHAHA]! ❋ Kwang (2003)

[ja rule] ❋ Arnold The Governator (2003)

an [ENEMY] is like a [moped], she was fun to [ride] until someone see with it. ❋ Strangler (2003)

[Walid]: oh oh oh, [enemy enemy]! [Nordine]: I don't care, shut up please! ❋ Nima04 (2019)

A human once said "We need to stop [the enemy], and then [peace] will be [achieved] forever." ❋ Halefest (2023)

[Joe's] [enemious] grin made each passerby feel [unyielding] hate. ❋ Unl1m1t3d (2012)

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