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 enemy enemy /ˈɛnəmi/

noun

  1. () An opposing military force  ( enemy )
    an opposing military force
     The enemy attacked at dawn
    the enemy attacked at dawn
  2. () (military) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)  ( foeman [Archaic] , opposition , enemy , foe )
    (military) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
     A soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
    a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
  3. () Any hostile group of people  ( enemy )
    any hostile group of people
     He viewed lawyers as the real enemy
    he viewed lawyers as the real enemy
  4. () A personal enemy  ( enemy , foe )
    a personal enemy
     They had been political foes for years
    they had been political foes for years