enemy

Pluralenemies

1. 1
   hostile personnouncountable

   A person who strongly opposes someone, hates them, or wants to harm them.

   She knew the school bully was her enemy after he ruined her science project.

   The two brothers stopped being enemies and made peace after many years.

   UsageSay make enemies, the same way you make friends.

   Similarfoe, adversary, nemesis

   Oppositefriend, ally

2. 2
   opposing armynouncountable

   A country, army, or fighter on the other side in a war. It is also used before nouns, as in enemy planes.

   The army built high walls to keep the enemy out of the city.

   The soldiers watched enemy tanks cross the river at dawn.

   UsageSay the enemy for the whole army. You can say the enemy is or are coming.

3. 3
   video gamenouncountable

   A computer-controlled character in a video game that tries to hurt or stop the player.

   She jumped over the enemy and grabbed the coin.

   The last level is full of enemies that shoot fireballs.

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4. 4
   harmful thingnouncountable

   Something that can harm or damage a person or thing.

   Rust is the enemy of any old car.

   Farmers fight their oldest enemy every summer: dry weather.

   UsageOften said as the enemy of something: rust is the enemy of old cars.

   Similarbane, threat, menace, scourge

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