foe
[noun]
Synonyms: enemy, adversary, antagonist, opponent, rival

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Antonyms: friend
Contrasted words: associate, companion, comrade

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English Thesaurus: enemy, adversary, foe, arch enemy, opponent, ...

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I. FoE /ˌef əʊ ˈiː/
abbreviation for Friends of the Earth

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II. ˌFriends of the ˈEarth written abbreviation, FoE
an international organization that tries to influence people and governments to protect the environment

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foe /fəʊ $ foʊ/ noun [countable] literary
[Language: Old English; Origin: fah]
an enemy:
Britain’s friends and foes

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foe
noun
ADJ. bitter, dangerous, deadly, formidable, implacable, terrible He knew that Carlton could be an implacable foe.
common | old playing in the final against their old foes Italy
VERB + FOE vanquish (figurative) She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes.
PREP. against a ~ to join forces against a common foe
PHRASES friend and foe His newspaper articles criticized friend and foe alike.
friend or foe She was unsure as yet whether he was friend or foe.

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enemy someone who does not like you because you have had a big disagreement with them in the past or someone who opposes you in business or politics:
If that’s how he treats his friends, I’d hate to be his enemy.
In business, it’s best not to make too many enemies.
adversary formal an enemy:
When he retired, he was replaced by his old adversary.
He made the fatal mistake of underestimating his adversary.
foe literary an enemy:
A guard called out ‘Who goes there – friend or foe?’
his former foes
arch enemy someone’s main enemy:
In the movie, Batman goes into battle with his arch enemy the Joker.
opponent someone you are competing against, for example in a sports game, competition, or election:
You win the game if you are left with more cards than your opponent.
He is admired even by his political opponents.
nemesis written an enemy or opponent that is impossible to defeat – a rather formal use:
In the final, he met his old nemesis, Rafael Nadal.

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FOE
Freakin' Operator Error (polite version)

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