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1. An opposing military force
   "the enemy attacked at dawn"
    
2. (military) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
   "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies";
   - foe, foeman [archaic], opposition
    
3. Any hostile group of people
   "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
    
4. A personal enemy
   "they had been political enemies for years";
   - foe

Derived forms: enemies

Type of: adversary, antagonist, challenger, competition, competitor, contender, force, military force, military group, military unit, opponent, opposer, people, resister, rival

Antonym: friend

Encyclopedia: Enemy