mortal enemy

mortal enemy
noun
an enemy who wants to kill you
Hypernyms: ↑foe, ↑enemy

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mortal enemy phrase
someone who hates another person and will always hate them
Thesaurus: enemies and describing enemiessynonym
Main entry: mortal

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mortal enemy (also mortal foe/rival)
: someone you hate very much and for a long time

They've been mortal enemies for many years.

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Main Entry:mortal

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  • Mortal enemy — Mortal Mor tal, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See {Murder}, and cf. {Filemot}, {Mere} a lake, {Mortgage}.] 1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mortal enemy — (also mortal foe) Inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • mortal enemy — sworn enemy, enemy to the death …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mortal enemy — someone who hates another person and will always hate them …   English dictionary

  • My Mortal Enemy —   1st edition …   Wikipedia

  • Mortal — Mor tal, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See {Murder}, and cf. {Filemot}, {Mere} a lake, {Mortgage}.] 1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal. [1913 Webster] 2. Destructive …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mortal foe — Mortal Mor tal, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See {Murder}, and cf. {Filemot}, {Mere} a lake, {Mortgage}.] 1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mortal — [môrt′ l] adj. [OFr < L mortalis < mors (gen. mortis), death, akin to mori, to die < IE base * mer , to die, be worn out > MURDER, Sans marati, (he) dies] 1. that must eventually die [all mortal beings] 2. of a human being considered… …   English World dictionary

  • mortal — mor|tal1 [ˈmo:tl US ˈmo:rtl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin mortalis, from mors death ] 1.) not able to live for ever ≠ ↑immortal ▪ Her father s death reminded her that she was mortal. 2.) mortal blow/danger/wound etc a) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mortal — 1 adjective 1 not living for ever: Her father s death reminded her that she was mortal. | mortal creatures opposite immortal (1) 2 mortal blow/injuries/danger etc causing death or likely to cause death: He was dealt a mortal blow in the battle. | …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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