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NEMESIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: nemeses   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Something causing misery or death

Example:

the bane of my life

Synonyms:

bane; curse; nemesis; scourge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("nemesis" is a kind of...):

affliction (a cause of great suffering and distress)

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