Foe definition
An enemy in war.
noun
A personal enemy or opponent.
noun
One who is opposed to an idea or cause.
A foe of tax reform.
noun
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Friends of the Earth.
initialism
The definition of a foe is an enemy or opponent.
A person who you are always trying to defeat in games is an example of your foe.
noun
Something that is destructive or injurious.
Taxes that were the foe of economic development.
noun
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Fraternal Order of Eagles.
initialism
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
foe
Plural:
foesOrigin of foe
- Middle English fo from Old English gefā from fāh hostile
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English fo 'foe; hostile', from earlier ifo 'foe', from Old English ġefāh 'enemy', from fāh 'hostile', from Proto-Germanic *faihaz (cf. Old Frisian fāch 'punishable', Middle High German gevēch 'feuder'), from Proto-Indo-European *peik/k̑- 'to hate, be hostile' (cf. Middle Irish oech 'enemy, fiend', Latin piget 'he is annoying', Lithuanian piktas ‘evil’, Albanian pis ‘dirty, scoundrel’).
From Wiktionary
- An acronym of fifty-one ergs
From Wiktionary