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foe

[ foh ]

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noun

a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
a bitter foe.
Synonyms: antagonist, opponent
Antonyms: friend
a military enemy; hostile army.
Antonyms: friend
a person belonging to a hostile army or nation.
Synonyms: antagonist, opponent
Antonyms: friend
an opponent in a game or contest; adversary:
a political foe.
Synonyms: antagonist, opponent
a person who is opposed in feeling, principle, etc., to something:
a foe to progress in civil rights.
Synonyms: antagonist, opponent
a thing that is harmful to or destructive of something:
Sloth is the foe of health.

F.O.E.

abbreviation for

Fraternal Order of Eagles.

FoE

abbreviation for

Friends of the Earth

foe

/ fəʊ /

noun

See enemy
formal.
another word for enemy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foe¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English foo, Old English fāh “hostile,” gefāh “enemy”; cognate with Old High German gifēh “at war”; feud ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foe¹

Old English fāh hostile; related to Old High German fēhan to hate, Old Norse feikn dreadful; see feud ¹

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Synonym Study

See enemy.

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