1. (

• enemy

) an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn" ;

2. (

• enemy ,
• foe ,
• foeman ,
• opposition

) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" ;

3. (

• enemy ,

) any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy" ;

4. (

• foe ,
• enemy ,

) a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" ;