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noun, plural -ses

[-seez] .

something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.: The performance test proved to be my nemesis.

an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.

(initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. the goddess of divine retribution.

an agent or act of retribution or punishment.

Origin:
< Latin < Greek némesis literally, a dealing out, verbid of némein to dispense (justice); see -sis

Synonyms
1. Waterloo. 4. downfall, undoing, ruin, Waterloo.

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to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding

a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication

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Example Sentences

In this illustrated novel, Larkin's sister makes his life miserable, and his nemesis tries to steal his girlfriend.

Weeds are every gardener's nemesis, so any book promising to eliminate them is certain to excite interest.

He pointed a single, trembling finger at his nemesis.

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Nemesis (ˈnɛmɪsɪs)

—n , pl -ses
1.	Greek myth the goddess of retribution and vengeance
2.	(sometimes not capital) any agency of retribution and vengeance

[C16: via Latin from Greek: righteous wrath, from némein to distribute what is due]

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Nemesis

1576, "Gk. goddess of vengeance," from nemesis "just indignation, jealousy, vengeance," lit. "distribution," related to nemein "distribute, allot, apportion one's due," from PIE base *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot, to take" (cf. O.E., Goth. niman "to take," Ger. nehmen). With a lower-case -n-, in

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the sense of "retributive justice," attested from 1597. General sense of "anything by which it seems one must be defeated" is 20c.

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Nemesis [(nem-uh-sis)]

In classical mythology, the Greek goddess of vengeance.