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2 meanings

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1 —as in:
she is my nemesis

Definition

an opponent or challenge that has long been hard to defeat

nemesis = an opponent who has long been hard to defeat

Other Uses (with this meaning)

He didn't care about anything except confronting his whiskered nemesis.
Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars

nemesis = formidable and long-standing enemy

Rostam mortally wounds his valiant nemesis, Sohrab, in battle, only to discover that Sohrab is his long-lost son.
Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner

nemesis = enemy

nemesis = an enemy

IT WAS TIME FOR ULYSSES TO RESCUE HIS ARCH-NEMESIS!
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
"And you"— she wheeled and pointed at her mother—"are an arch-nemesis, a true villain."
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
But William Spiver was sitting beside Ulysses's arch-nemesis.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
What would he be doing in the kitchen with a known arch-nemesis?
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
And the arch-nemesis, thought Flora, the arch-nemesis will be forever among us, too.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
Ulysses's arch-nemesis is in that house right now "Do you remember the Darkness of 10,000 Hands?"
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses

2 —as in:
the goddess

Definition

Greek mythology: the goddess of divine vengeance and punishment — especially against those with excessive pride

It was Nemesis who condemned the vain Narcissus to spend the rest of his days admiring his own reflection in the waters of a pool.

Nemesis = Greek mythology: the goddess of divine vengeance and punishment — especially against those with excessive pride

Other Uses (with this meaning)

...he thought about the warning from Nemesis, the revenge goddess: You will not find a place among your brethren.
Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus

Nemesis = Greek mythology: the goddess of divine vengeance and punishment

He wondered if Nemesis was around here somewhere, watching to see what Leo would do.
Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus
He remembered how the goddess Nemesis had appeared as his Aunt Rosa, the person Leo most resented and wanted revenge on.
Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus
He was starting to think Nemesis was right.
Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus

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