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Definition of enemy
enemies
1 : one that is antagonistic to another; especially : one seeking to injure, overthrow, or confound an opponent
2 : something harmful or deadly alcohol was his greatest enemy
3a : a military adversaryb : a hostile unit or force
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Examples of enemy in a Sentence
He made a lot of enemies during the course of his career.
Tradition is the enemy of progress.
Recent Examples of enemy from the Web
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The enemy occupies that side, and in between is No Man’s Land.
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The United States is the North’s declared enemy and the ultimate target of its nuclear arsenal.
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The iconic red hat Mario usually dons throughout his quests has come to life in Nintendo's latest action-adventure, helping players solve puzzles and take down enemies.
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Republican Packers fans are not the enemy of Democratic Packers fans, and vice versa.
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In other words, left isn’t making the perfect the enemy of the good.
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Burger, who grew up in Harford County and later lived in Cecil County, was 21 years old when he was killed by enemy fire in Iraq in 2004.
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The skulls might have been displayed as part of ancestor worship, or as trophies to show off the remains of dead enemies.
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Because in the olden days, most neurotics didn’t smoke a ton of pot, at least not on the East Coast, because the schwaggy old Mexican weed available there was an enemy to the jittery.
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Origin and Etymology of enemy
Middle English enemi, from Anglo-French, from Latin inimicus, from in- 1in- + amicus friend — more at amiable
ENEMY Defined for English Language Learners
enemy
playDefinition of enemy for English Language Learners
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: someone who hates another : someone who attacks or tries to harm another
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: something that harms or threatens someone or something
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: a group of people (such as a nation) against whom another group is fighting a war
ENEMY Defined for Kids
enemy
playDefinition of enemy for Students
enemies
1 : a person who hates another : a person who attacks or tries to harm another
2 : a country or group of people with which another country or group is at war or a person belonging to such a country or group
3 : something that harms or threatens Drought is the farmer's enemy.
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