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adversary Definition

ad·ver·sary (ad′vər ser′ē)

noun pl. -·sar′·ies

a person who opposes or fights against another; opponent; enemy

Etymology: ME < OFr adversarie < L adversarius < adversus, adverse

adjective

of or characterized by opposing parties, as the plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit

adversary Idioms

the Adversary

Satan

adversary Synonyms

adversary

n.

opponent, rival, enemy, foe; see enemy 1, 2, opponent 1, 2, 3. See syn. study atopponent.

adversary Law Definition

n

An opponent, especially an opposing attorney or party in an action.

adversary Usage Examples

Possessives

  • capability: It is measured against an adversary's overall military capability.
  • ability: It may not always mean directly attacking or degrading an adversary's ability to C2.

Converse of object

  • deter: Our ability to combat or deter adversaries using cyberspace tools is predicated on their being as reliant on information technologies as we are.
  • deny: These capabilities will deny an adversary the information advantage, preventing him from effectively employing his forces.
  • defeat: It is not easy for me to pass penal judgment upon a defeated adversary in a major military campaign.
  • destroy: The most straightforward is to physically destroy an adversary 's computers or critical network nodes.
  • overcome: You can overcome most adversaries simply by having enough coins.
  • prevent: This operational dependence of the chip upon its host prevents adversaries from using a chip from a deceased war fighter.

Adjective modifier

  • formidable: What was the purpose of the brazen intruder, and to what end had he tampered with the trappings of such a formidable adversary?
  • worthy: He was looking for, in his words, " a worthy adversary " .
  • potential: Potential adversaries in space would be faced with the dilemma of shooting first or risking the loss of critical satellites.
  • dangerous: Both groups considered the latter hostile and a dangerous adversary, but important differences of opinion obviously existed.
  • old: Old adversary 's of their junior days, Caroline will confess to not being back to the same standard, yet!
  • former: In this task we cannot do without the co-operation of our former adversaries.

Modifies a noun

  • c2: Many C2W activities can have the effect of maximizing protection while degrading adversary C2 capabilities.
  • propaganda: PSO PA is a means to counter adversary propaganda and to overcome censorship.
  • capability: OCI operations are designed to limit, degrade, disrupt or destroy adversary information capabilities information systems.
  • leadership: PSYOP can drive a wedge between the adversary leadership and its populace to undermine the adversary leadership 's confidence and effectiveness.

Noun used with modifier

  • thine: Verses 25 and 26, He says: ' Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way ' .
  • mine: In a fine and famous blasphemy he says, " Oh, that mine adversary had written a book!