Meanings
nounpublic enemy (plural public enemies)
plural public enemies
- A criminal widely regarded as dangerous or antisocial.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian обще́ствен враг
- обще́ствен враг (obštéstven vrag)public enemy
Chinese Mandarin 公敵 /公敌
- 公敵 /公敌 (gōngdí)public enemy
Finnish yhteiskunnan vihollinen
- yhteiskunnan vihollinenpublic enemy
French ennemi public, ennemie publique
- ennemi publicpublic enemy
- ennemie publiquepublic enemy
German Staatsfeind, Staatsfeindin
- Staatsfeindpublic enemy
- Staatsfeindinpublic enemy
Greek δημοτικός εχθρός, δημόσιος εχθρός
- δημοτικός εχθρός (dimotikós echthrós)public enemy
- δημόσιος εχθρός (dimósios echthrós)public enemy
Italian nemico pubblico, nemica pubblica
- nemico pubblicopublic enemy
- nemica pubblicapublic enemy
Japanese 公敵
- 公敵 (kōteki)public enemy
Korean 공적
- 공적 (gongjeok)public enemy
Norwegian Bokmål folkefiende
- folkefiendepublic enemy
Polish wróg publiczny
- wróg publicznypublic enemy
Romanian inamic public, pericol public
- inamic publicpublic enemy
- pericol publicpublic enemy
Spanish enemigo público, enemiga pública
- enemigo públicopublic enemy
- enemiga públicapublic enemy
Cite this entry
APA
public enemy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20enemy
MLA
“public enemy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20enemy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public enemy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20enemy.
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