foe

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[foh]

–noun

1.	a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.

2.	a military enemy; hostile army.

3.	a person belonging to a hostile army or nation.

4.	an opponent in a game or contest; adversary: a political foe.

5.	a person who is opposed in feeling, principle, etc., to something: a foe to progress in civil rights.

6.	a thing that is harmful to or destructive of something: Sloth is the foe of health.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME foo, OE fāh hostile, gefāh enemy; c. OHG gifēh at war. See feud ¹

Synonyms:
1. See enemy. 1, 3–5. opponent, antagonist.

Antonyms:
1–3. friend.

F.O.E.

Fraternal Order of Eagles.

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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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foe (fō)

A personal enemy.
An enemy in war.
An adversary; an opponent: a foe of tax reform. See Synonyms at enemy.
Something that opposes, injures, or impedes: taxes that were the foe of economic development.

[Middle English fo, from Old English gefā, from fāh, hostile.]

Abbreviations & Acronyms

FOE

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