- A person or group opposed to another in a conflict, fight, or competition:
- The two armies were bitter enemies on the battlefield.
- In the political arena, she clashed with her enemies over policy disputes.
- A person or thing disliked, hated, or opposed:
- I can't stand that movie - it's one of my pet enemies.
- She saw her rival as the enemy after they both competed for the same role.
- A hostile, harmful power (often in metaphorical use):
- She faced up to her fears, her inner enemies she'd tried to hide away.
- Cancer is a deadly enemy that affects countless individuals worldwide.
- Obsolete. A fiend; demon:
- She was afraid of all the enemies that lurked at night.