enemy - Meaning in Sanskrit

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enemy - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of enemy in English

enemy noun

1. any hostile group of people

   अप्रियः, अभिघातिः, अभिघाती, अमित्रः, अरातिः, अरिः, अहितः, घातकः, दस्युः, दुर्हृद्, दौहृदः, द्विट्, द्विषः, द्विषन्, द्वेषणः, द्वेषी, परः, परिपन्थी, प्रतिपक्षः, प्रत्यर्थो, रिपुः, विद्विट्, विद्विषः, विपक्षः, वृषः, वैरिः, शत्रुः, शात्रवः, सपत्नः, हिंसकः

   Example

   • "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy"
2. an opposing military force

   Example

   • "the enemy attacked at dawn"
3. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

   Synonyms

   foe, foe, foeman, opposition, opposition

   Example

   • "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
4. a personal enemy

   Synonyms

   foe, foe

   Example

   • "they had been political foes for years"

Description

An enemy or a foe is an individual or a group that is considered as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of designating a particular entity as a threat, thereby invoking an intense emotional response to that entity. The state of being or having an enemy is enmity, foehood or foeship.

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