archnemesis

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noun

A chief nemesis.

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archenemyarchfoearchvillain
OriginEnglish nemesis ← Middle English arch- ← Old English arċe- →
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Meanings

nounarchnemesis (plural archnemeses)

plural archnemeses

  1. A chief nemesis.

    Synonyms: archenemy, archfoe, archvillain

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA chief nemesis.

Similar
archenemyarchfoearchvillain

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  4. Ancient Greekἀρχι- (arkhi-)
  5. Latinarchi-
  6. Old Englisharċe-
  7. Middle Englisharch-
  8. Englisharch-
  9. Englishnemesis
  10. Englisharchnemesis

From arch- + nemesis.

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Translations

Spanish archinémesis
  • archinémesisTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

archnemesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archnemesis

MLA

“archnemesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archnemesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archnemesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archnemesis.

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