as in enemy
the person or entity toward whom you feel the most hatred or hostility
The two politicians were archenemies. The country went to war with its archenemy.
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The week before that, on June 11, Jimmy Kimmel's sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez locked Plemons up and mistook him for the host's faux archenemy Damon during his appearance on the talk show.
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
In Turkey, meanwhile, the news media reported that Saudi officials had met with Turkey’s archenemy the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria—feeding fears in Ankara that the prince was intent on undercutting Turkish interests in the region.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 26 Oct. 2018
Perry is always fighting against his archenemy, Doctor Doofenshmirtz.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Turabi helped Bashir seize power in a coup in 1989 -- who is now his archenemy.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
In Turkey, meanwhile, the news media reported that Saudi officials had met with Turkey’s archenemy the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria—feeding fears in Ankara that the prince was intent on undercutting Turkish interests in the region.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 26 Oct. 2018
Perry is always fighting against his archenemy, Doctor Doofenshmirtz.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Turabi helped Bashir seize power in a coup in 1989 -- who is now his archenemy.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011
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“Archenemy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archenemy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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