Nem|e|sis

Nem|e|sis
Nem|e|sis «NEHM uh sihs», noun.
1. Greek Mythology. the goddess of vengeance.
2. Astronomy. a hypothetical companion star to the sun that may create disturbances in the earth's atmosphere; death star: »

Nemesis is an unseen object with an orbit of a most unusual kind... [that] has been invoked to explain a possible pattern in extinction (Economist). Nemesis…may orbit around our solar system regularly every 26 million years (John N. Wilford).

╂[< Greek Némesis < némein give what is due]
nem|e|sis «NEHM uh sihs», noun, plural -ses «-seez».
1. just punishment for evil deeds; retribution: »

the inward suffering which is the worst form of nemesis (George Eliot).

2. a person who punishes another for evil deeds; agent of retribution: »

The courageous policeman was the bandit's nemesis.

SYNONYM(S): avenger.
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