enemy

== English == === Alternative forms === enemie (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English enemy, enemye, enmy, borrowed from Old French enemi, anemi (Modern French ennemi), from Latin inimīcus, from in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”). Displaced Middle English fend (“enemy”), from Old English fēond (“enemy”), which survived into Modern English as fiend, but with a different meaning. Doublet of inimic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛn.ə.mi/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈɛn.ɪ.mi/ Hyphenation: en‧e‧my === Noun === enemy (plural enemies) Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. Synonyms: foe, unfriend, adversary, nemesis, backfriend Antonyms: ally, friend A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation. Synonyms: foe, adversary, nemesis Antonyms: ally, friend Something harmful or threatening to another (attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy. (video games) A non-player character that tries to harm the player. Synonym: mob ==== Usage notes ==== Singular and plural verbs can be used interchangeably when referring to sense 2, e.g. the enemy are retreating vs. the enemy is retreating. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== enmity inimical ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== nemesis === Verb === enemy (third-person singular simple present enemies, present participle enemying, simple past and past participle enemied) To make an enemy of. === Anagrams === Yemen, yemen == Middle English == === Alternative forms === anemie, elmy, enemi, enemye, enimy, enme, enmie, enmij, enmy, enmye, enmye, enymy === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French enemi, anemi, from Latin inimīcus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛnəmiː/, /ˈɛnmiː/ === Noun === enemy (plural enemys) An enemy, foe, or adversary: An opponent of the true religion. A hostile combatant. (Christianity) The Devil; Satan. A malign or hostile force. Hostility; enmity. ==== Related terms ==== enemyte ==== Descendants ==== English: enemy Scots: enemy ==== References ==== “enemī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Noun === enemy oblique singular, m (oblique plural enemys, nominative singular enemys, nominative plural enemy) alternative form of enemi