enemy
noun
a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.
enemies
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pluralof enemy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Nobody gets a quote on air defenses for a server farm unless the server farm has enemies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
At the same time, bacteria are not simply enemies to eliminate.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ali’s mournful assassin is trying to stay one step ahead of his enemies and, likewise, the movie fights like hell to elude conventionality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Later sections where you rely on even cruder tech to spot enemies ratchet up the tension further, at the expense of making the gameplay much slower.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
There were few Fischer tirades while playing, but Bobby continued to lose friends and make enemies as a result of his press conferences.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
