26984 words

enemies

5 definitions • 10 examples
1
a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm them or stop them from doing something:

Examples:

make an enemy He's made a few enemies in this company.
Max stole Lee's girlfriend and they've been enemies ever since.
political enemies
2
a country, or the armed forces of a country, that is at war with another country:

Examples:

The enemy had succeeded in stopping our supplies from getting through.
3
something that harms something else:

Examples:

Familiarity is the enemy of desire.
4
a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm that person:

Examples:

Some enemies are spreading nasty gossip about her.
He views the press as the enemy.
5
The enemy is a country or the armed forces or people of a country that is at war with your own country:

Examples:

He was charged with espionage and aiding the enemy.

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