archenemy

archenemy

See also: Archenemy, arch-enemy, and arch enemy

English

Alternative forms

• arch-enemy, arch enemy

Etymology

arch- (“chief, most extreme”) +‎ enemy

Pronunciation

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Noun

archenemy (plural archenemies)

1. A principal enemy.
2. A supreme and most powerful enemy.

Synonyms

• archfoe

Translations

a principal enemy

Catalan: arxienemic m, enemic jurat m Chinese: Mandarin: 大敵／大敌 (zh) (dàdí), 死对头 (zh), 宿敌 (zh) Czech: úhlavní nepřítel m Danish: ærkefjende c Dutch: aartsvijand (nl) m, aartsvijandin f Finnish: perivihollinen, arkkivihollinen (fi) French: ennemi juré (fr) m Galician: inimigo mortal m, arquiinimigo m German: Erzfeind (de) m, Erzfeindin (de) f Greek: αρχεχθρός m (archechthrós) Hungarian: ősellenség (hu), fő ellenség Icelandic: erkióvinur m, erkifjandi m Indonesian: musuh bebuyutan (id) Italian: arcinemico m, arcinemica f Japanese: 大敵 (ja) (たいてき, taiteki), 宿敵 (しゅくてき, shukuteki) Macedonian: ду́шман m (dúšman), за́колнат непри́јател m (zákolnat nepríjatel) Norwegian: erkefiende m Polish: arcywróg m Portuguese: arqui-inimigo (pt) m Romanian: dușman de moarte m Russian: закля́тый враг m (zakljátyj vrag) Spanish: archienemigo (es) m Swedish: ärkefiende (sv) c Turkish: başdüşman

See also

• archfiend
• archrival
• archvillain

 

Anagrams

• aerenchym