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enemyenemy /ˈenəmi/ noun (plural enemies) ► enemy the country or military group who are fighting against your country in a war: On his first day in Iraq, he and the other soldiers in his squad were attacked by the enemy.Enemy soldiers ambushed the supply trucks. ➔ GRAMMAR: In this meaning, don’t say: They were attacked by an enemy. Say: They were attacked by the enemy.➔ You can also use enemy to mean “someone who wants to harm you or prevent you from being successful”: We were friends once, but now we are enemies because she is always so mean.► rival if two people, companies, or teams are rivals, they are always trying hard to do better than the other one in business or sports: When I played football in high school, Medford High School was our biggest rival (=the team it was most important to win against).► adversary (formal) someone you are fighting or competing against, especially in politics or sports. Adversary sounds slightly literary and is often used in writing: The president’s political adversaries are trying to make voters feel that he cannot be trusted.► foe (formal) foe means the same as enemy but sounds literary: King Arthur was a great knight who easily defeated his foes in battle.ANTONYMS ➔ see friend ➔ see opponent |