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nemesis

[nem-uh-sis]

noun

plural

nemeses 
  1. something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc..

    The performance test proved to be my nemesis.

    Synonyms:
  2. an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.

  3. (initial capital letter)the goddess of divine retribution.

  4. an agent or act of retribution or punishment.

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Nemesis

/ ˈɛɪɪ /

noun

  1. Greek myth the goddess of retribution and vengeance

  2. (sometimes not capital) any agency of retribution and vengeance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Nemesis

  1. In classical mythology, the Greek goddess of vengeance.

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By extension, a “nemesis” is an avenger. One's nemesis is that which will bring on one's destruction or downfall.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nemesis1

< Latin < Greek é literally, a dealing out, verbid of é𾱲 to dispense (justice); -sis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nemesis1

C16: via Latin from Greek: righteous wrath, from é𾱲 to distribute what is due
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“I think there’s probably a bunch of episodes this season that are going to be people’s favorite episodes that they have ever seen,” says Povenmire, who also voices the show’s inept nemesis Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz.

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And polio, the fearsome nemesis of American families in the 1950s, from 16,300 to zero.

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"It's a parable of excess, hubris, and then eventually nemesis."

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A surprise cameo from Lizzo paid alms to their long friendship, and a bawdy slice of her verse from Drake’s “Rich Baby Daddy” proved she can own even a nemesis’ material with her charisma.

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After years of trying to make it as an actor, Mazino got his breakout role in the 2023 limited series “Beef,” where he portrays a slacker who falls for his older brother’s road-rage nemesis.

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