foe
[ foh ]
/ foʊ /
noun
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
a military enemy; hostile army.
a person belonging to a hostile army or nation.
an opponent in a game or contest; adversary: a political foe.
a person who is opposed in feeling, principle, etc., to something: a foe to progress in civil rights.
a thing that is harmful to or destructive of something: Sloth is the foe of health.
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Origin of foe
First recorded before 900; Middle English foo, Old English fāh “hostile,” gefāh “enemy”; cognate with Old High German gifēh “at war”; see origin at feud1
synonym study for foe
1. See enemy.
Words nearby foe
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Definition for foe (2 of 2)
F.O.E.
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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Word Origin for foe
Old English fāh hostile; related to Old High German fēhan to hate, Old Norse feikn dreadful; see feud 1
British Dictionary definitions for foe (2 of 2)
FoE
FOE
abbreviation for
Friends of the Earth
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