Enemy | Mean of enemy in English Dictionary

/ˈɛnəmi/

• Noun
• someone who hates another
1. They are sworn/bitter enemies.
2. He made a lot of enemies during the course of his career.
• something that harms or threatens someone or something
1. Tradition is the enemy of progress.
2. In many countries today, drug abuse is public enemy number one. [=the most dangerous threat to society]
• a group of people (such as a nation) against whom another group is fighting a war
1. Some of the soldiers went over to the enemy.
2. He found himself behind enemy lines.
3. The plane was shot down by enemy fire.

• a military force, a ship, or a person belonging to the other side in a war
1. They targeted the enemy at close range.