foe

Noun
Synonyms: enemyfoemanopposition

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)“a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies”Synonyms: enemyfoemanopposition
  2. a personal enemy“they had been political foes for years”Synonyms: enemy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Foe \Foe\ (f[=o]), n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f[=a]h hostile; prob. akin to E. fiend. [root]81. See Fiend, and cf. Feud a quarrel.] [1913 Webster]

1.One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. [1913 Webster]

A man's foes shall be they of his own household.— Matt. x. 36[1913 Webster]

2.An enemy in war; a hostile army. [1913 Webster]

3.One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion. [1913 Webster]

A foe to received doctrines.— I. Watts[1913 Webster]
Foe \Foe\, v. t. To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
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