adversary

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English adversarie, from Anglo-Norman aversaire (in Wace's Life of Saint Margaret) and Old French aversier, aversaire (French adversaire), from Latin adversārius, from adversus (“turned toward”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/, /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹi/, (dated) /ædˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/, /ədˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæd.vəɹˌsɛɹi/ === Noun === adversary (plural adversaries) An opponent or rival. ==== Synonyms ==== villain, antagonist ==== Antonyms ==== hero, ally ==== Derived terms ==== adversarial adversariness ==== Related terms ==== adverse adversarially ==== Translations ==== === References ===