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📚 name • entry_id 24990

Nemesis

/ˈnɛməsɪs/
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Némesis
The goddess of divine retribution.
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📚 noun • entry_id 17869

nemesis

/ˈnɛməsɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
némesis
An enemy, especially an archenemy.
Batman is in constant conflict with his nemesis, The Joker.
The roofer stayed in touch, committed to the downfall of his nemesis, Mikey. One week after his initial phone call, we were on our way to raid Mikey's trite home armed with a feder…
némesis
A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; (an instance of) retribution.
Even Nathan's close associates, who are not yet ready to declare themselves his enemies, accept that his engineered downfall will be his nemesis for harbouring ambitions beyond his…
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