enemies

en-e-mies · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    People who are actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

  2. 2.

    Things that harm or threaten something else.

  3. 3.

    Opposing military forces.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    make enemies — create hostile relationships
  • •
    the enemy within — a threat from inside one's own group

Related words

Antonyms: allies, friends, supporters
See also: adversary, enemy, hostile
Synonyms: adversaries, foes, opponents, rivals

Etymology

From Old French enemi, from Latin inimicus ("unfriendly, hostile"), from in- ("not") + amicus ("friend"). The plural is formed by changing "-y" to "-ies."