nemesis C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈnɛməsəs/ UK /ˈnɛmɪsɪs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an inescapable agent of someone's downfall or a long-standing rival The detective finally cornered his lifelong nemesis. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an inescapable agent of... rivaladversaryarchenemydownfallretributionbanescourge ↔ Opposites allyfriendchampion Word family Related forms nemesisesnemeses Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek Nemesis (Νέμεσις), the goddess of retribution, from nemein ('to distribute, allot what is due'). Νέμεσις Ancient Greek némein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nemesis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnɛməsəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɛmɪsɪs/ ## Meanings 1. an inescapable agent of someone's downfall or a long-standing rival ## Examples - The detective finally cornered his lifelong nemesis. ## Synonyms - rival - adversary - archenemy - downfall - retribution - bane - scourge ## Antonyms - ally - friend - champion ## Related Forms - nemesises - nemeses ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Νέμεσις - Root: némein ## Etymology From Ancient Greek Nemesis (Νέμεσις), the goddess of retribution, from nemein ('to distribute, allot what is due'). ## AI Etymology Nemesis is from Ancient Greek Nemesis (Νέμεσις), the goddess of retribution, from nemein ('to distribute, allot what is due'). Important recorded forms include Νέμεσις (Ancient Greek) and némein (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers an inescapable agent of someone's downfall or a long-standing rival. The wider family includes related words such as nemesises and nemeses. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown