archenemy

[ ahrch-en-uh-mee ]

/ ˈɑrtʃˈɛn ə mi /

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noun, plural arch·en·e·mies.

a chief enemy.

Satan; the Devil.

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Origin of archenemy

First recorded in 1540–50; arch-¹ + enemy

Words nearby archenemy

arched squall, arched truss, archegoniophore, archegonium, archencephalon, archenemy, archenteron, archeo-, archeoastronomy, archeocyte, archeology

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How to use archenemy in a sentence

I was so lucky to have had Halyna Hutchins as my DP on Archenemy.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Was Killed by a Prop Gun on the Film Set of Rust. Here's What We Know So Far|Andrew R. Chow|October 22, 2021|Time
In the south, the Gulf States view their Persian nuclear neighbor as a permanent archenemy.
The Nuclear Deal That Iran’s Regime Fears Most|Djavad Khadem|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He now reveals that Rich kept Israel alive through boycotts by supplying the country with oil, much of it from its archenemy Iran.
Marc Rich Spills His Secrets|Allan Dodds Frank|November 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But he was not prepared for the skilful trap which his archenemy was baiting for him, and into which he was to promptly fall.
The Night Riders|Ridgwell Cullum

Thus does that archenemy favour his friends for a time, and thus does he at last reward them.
The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales|Giraldus Cambrensis
Leithgow vouchsafed his archenemy no more than a look, but turned to the Hawk.
The Passing of Ku Sui|Anthony Gilmore
The archenemy and his angels are thus left upon an earth devoid of human beings.
Our Day|W. A. Spicer
He was not the archenemy of the movement (as some of the boys themselves thought): he simply had no use for it.
Tom Slade|Percy K. Fitzhugh

British Dictionary definitions for archenemy

archenemy

/ (ˈɑːtʃˈɛnɪmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

a chief enemy

the archenemy (often capital) the devil

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archenemy

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