foe
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies
Types & categories
- antagonist hypernym
- besieger hyponym
Parts & wholes
- enemy member holonym
Related & opposite
- military domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a personal enemy
they had been political foes for years
Types & categories
- rival hypernym
- mortal enemy hyponym
Related & opposite
- ally antonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | enemy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | antagonist |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | besieger |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | ally |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rival |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mortal enemy |