foe

The definition of a foe is an enemy or opponent.

(noun)

A person who you are always trying to defeat in games is an example of your foe.

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See foe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

enemy (in all senses)

Origin: ME fo, ifo < OE fah, hostile, (ge)fah, enemy, akin to OHG gefēh, at feud, hostile: for IE base see feud

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See foe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A personal enemy.
  2. An enemy in war.
  3. An adversary; an opponent: a foe of tax reform. See Synonyms at enemy.
  4. Something that opposes, injures, or impedes: taxes that were the foe of economic development.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English fo

Origin: , from Old English gefā

Origin: , from fāh, hostile

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