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- She finally defeated her nemesis in the finals her senior year.
nemesis = an opponent who has long been hard to defeat
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Every superhero had an arch-nemesis.Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
- 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
- Ulysses's arch-nemesis is in that house right now "Do you remember the Darkness of 10,000 Hands?"Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
- And the arch-nemesis, thought Flora, the arch-nemesis will be forever among us, too.Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
- "He's Incandesto's arch-nemesis," said Flora.Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
- And the arch-nemesis, thought Flora, the arch-nemesis will be forever among us, too.Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
nemesis = an enemy
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
- 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
Nemesis = Greek mythology: the goddess of divine vengeance and punishment