Thesaurus: enemy

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1. n. 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.
2. a. Hostile; inimical.
3. n. an opposing military force
4. n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
5. n. any hostile group of people
6. n. a personal enemy
7. 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. Hostile; inimical. [Obs.] They . . . every day grow more enemy to God. Jer. Taylor.
8. One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attemptsthe injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to aperson; 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 construedwith the verb and pronoun either in the singular or the plural, butmore commonly in the singular; as, we have met the enemy and he isours or they are ours.It was difficult in such a country to track the enemy. It wasimpossible to drive him to bay. Macaulay.
9. n:100 n. an opposing military force n. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) n. any hostile group of people