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enemy - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" |
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foe,
foeman,
opposition |
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adversary,
antagonist,
opponent,
opposer,
resister someone who offers opposition
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enemy any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
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armed forces,
armed services,
military,
military machine,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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besieger an enemy who lays siege to your position
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enemy - an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn" |
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force,
military force,
military group,
military unit physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
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enemy,
foe,
foeman,
opposition any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
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enemy - any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy" |
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people (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
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