Definition of adversary Adversary
/æˈdvɚsɛˌɹi/ - [atdverseree] - ad•ver•sar•y
We found 10 definitions of adversary from 8 different sources.
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What does adversary mean?
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NounPlural: adversaries |
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| adversary - someone who offers opposition | ||
| antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister | ||
| agonist (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist a person who fights duels | ||
| foeman, foe, enemy, opposition a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" | ||
| luddite one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment | ||
| withstander an opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate withstanders of innovation" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- adversary (n.)
One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe. - adversary (a.)
Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. - adversary (a.)
Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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adversary
Man who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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adversary
ad′vėrs-ar-i, n. an opponent: an enemy: Satan, as the general adversary of mankind. [O. Fr. aversier—L. adversarius. See Adverse.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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adversary
Generally applied to an enemy, but strictly an opponent in single combat.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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adversary
Generally applied to an enemy, but strictly an opponent in single combat.
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🔤- adversary, noun, singular of adversaries.
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