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adversary
CEFRC2
/ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
An opponent or enemy.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe Devil; Satan.
Examples
An adversary yesterday is a friend today.
I'm really excited to meet my adversary.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAn opponent or rival.
A person, group, or thing that opposes or attacks another person or group; an opponent or rival.
More examples
In contextIs Russia a strategic partner for us, or a geopolitical adversary?
He prepared to fight his adversary.
In the political drama that Donald Trump has created in Washington, he could not have dreamed up a more formidable adversary than James Comey.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English adversarie, from Anglo-Norman aversaire (in Wace's Life of Saint Margaret) and Old French aversier, aversaire (French adversaire), from Latin adversārius, from adversus (“turned toward”). By surface analysis, adverse + -ary.