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Noun: enemy  e-nu-mee
  1. An opposing military force
    "the enemy attacked at dawn"
     
  2. A military adversary or opposing force
    "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies";
    - foe, opposition
     
  3. A personal enemy
    "they had been political enemies for years";
    - foe
     
  4. Any hostile group of people
    "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"

Derived forms: enemies

Type of: adversary, antagonist, challenger, competitor, contender, force, military force, military group, military unit, opponent, opposer, people, resister, rival

Antonym: friend

Encyclopedia: Enemy