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1
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
- Batman is the Joker's main nemesis and always foils his wicked plots
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2
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
- social ostracism was once society's nemesis for those who defied its sexual mores
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3
a source of harm or misfortune
- irrationality is the nemesis of democracy, for good government depends upon the wisdom of the electorate
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The first known use of nemesis was in 1561
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