nemesis

See also Nemesis

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From the Greek goddess of retribution Nemesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɛməsɪs/

Noun

nemesis (plural nemeses)

1. (chiefly North America) An archenemy
   • "Batman is in constant conflict with his nemesis, The Joker."
2. (chiefly non-North American usage) A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character
3. The principle of retributive justice.
4. (usually singular, formal) A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided.
5. The polar opposite of a character.
6. A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent.

Translations

archenemy — see archenemy

principle of retributive justice

• Cebuano: gaba

• Macedonian: одмазда (mk) (ódmazda) f

punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided

• Dutch: wrekende gerechtigheid (nl)

• Finnish: kohtalo (fi)

polar opposite of a character

• Dutch: tegenvoeter (nl)

• Finnish: nemesis (fi)

righteous infliction or retribution

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 報應 (cmn), 报应 (cmn) (bàoyìng), 剋星 (cmn), 克星 (cmn) (kèxīng)

• Czech: odplata (cs) f
• Finnish: hyvitys (fi)

• Japanese: 報復 (ja) (ほうふく, hōfuku)
• Macedonian: одмазда (mk) (ódmazda) f
• Russian: возмездие (ru) (vozmézdije) n , воздаяние (ru) (vozdajánije) n , расплата (ru) (raspláta) f 

Derived terms

• archnemesis
• nemetic

Related terms

• antagonist
• villain
• rival
• bane
• archenemy
• adversary

Anagrams

• Meissen
• misseen
• siemens

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Latin

Noun

nemesis (genitive nemesis); f, third declension

1. nemesis

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	nemesis	nemesēs
genitive	nemesis	nemesium
dative	nemesī	nemesibus
accusative	nemesim nemesem	nemesīs nemesēs
ablative	nemesī nemese	nemesibus
vocative	nemesis	nemesēs