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Definitions for: Enemy
[n] any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
[n] an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"
[n] an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
[n] a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
Webster (1913) Definition: En"e*my, n.; pl. Enemies. [OF. enemi, F. ennemi, from
L. inimicus; in- (negative) + amicus friend. See Amicable.]
One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or
attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an
enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood.
To all good he enemy was still. --Spenser.
I say unto you, Love your enemies. --Matt. v. 44.
The enemy (Mil.), the hostile force. In this sense it is
construed with the verb and pronoun either in the singular
or the plural, but more commonly in the singular; as, we
have met the enemy and he is ours or they are ours.
It was difficult in such a country to track the
enemy. It was impossible to drive him to bay.
--Macaulay.
Syn: Foe; antagonist; opponent. See Adversary.
En"e*my, a.
Hostile; inimical. [Obs.]
They . . . every day grow more enemy to God. --Jer.
Taylor.
Synonyms: foe, foeman, opposition
Antonyms: ally, friend
See Also: adversary, antagonist, besieger, challenger, competition, competitor, contender, enemy, enemy, foe, foeman, force, military force, military group, military unit, mortal enemy, opponent, opposer, opposition, people, resister, rival
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