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foe
1[ foh ]
noun
- a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
a bitter foe.
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Antonyms:
- a military enemy; hostile army.
Antonyms:
- a person belonging to a hostile army or nation.
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Antonyms:
- an opponent in a game or contest; adversary:
a political foe.
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- a person who is opposed in feeling, principle, etc., to something:
a foe to progress in civil rights.
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- a thing that is harmful to or destructive of something:
Sloth is the foe of health.
F.O.E.
2abbreviation for
- Fraternal Order of Eagles.
FoE
1abbreviation for
- Friends of the Earth
foe
2/ əʊ /
noun
- formal.another word for enemy
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of foe1
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Example Sentences
You have prepared a table before me in the sight of my foes.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth finds himself under fire again — this time from political skeptics or foes across the political spectrum.
The Kings and Edmonton Oilers are old postseason foes, with this first-round matchup marking their 11th meeting in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
That unrivalled supply chain expertise and government support have made China a formidable foe in this trade war - in some ways, Beijing has been preparing for this since Trump's previous term.
Apparently, wartime rights granted even to Nazi prisoners of war during World War II were too risky to extend to that new foe.
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