Adversary
['ædvəs(ə)rɪ] or ['ædvɚsɛri]
Definition
(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.
(a.) Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.
(a.) Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Enemy, foe, antagonist, opponent, adverse party.[2]. [With The prefixed.] Devil, Satan.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Antagonist, foe, enemy, rival, assailant
ANT:Accessory, abettor, alder, friend, helper, assistant, ally, accomplice
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Definition
n. an opponent: an enemy: Satan as the general adversary of mankind.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you meet or engage with an adversary, denotes that you will promptly defend any attacks on your interest. Sickness may also threaten you after this dream. If you overcome an adversary, you will escape the effect of some serious disaster. See Enemies.
Typist: Rudy
Examples
- We have opened all the public-houses in the place, and left our adversary nothing but the beer-shops--masterly stroke of policy that, my dear Sir, eh? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Nevertheless, his intrepid adversary prepared to close for the thirteenth time. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I had little hope that he could best his giant adversary who had mowed down all before him during the day. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- He was certain to knock the wind out of common sense, and render that unlucky adversary deaf to the call of time. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- But Socrates is not disposed to quarrel about words, if, as he significantly insinuates, his adversary has changed his mind. Plato. The Republic.
- Would Miss Crawley herself hold out; and had she not a secret longing to welcome back the ousted adversary? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But his adversary stood firm as a rock. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- No man could crush a butterfly on the wheel with better effect; no man better cover a speedy retreat from a powerful adversary. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- At length Christian lost rapidly; and presently, to his horror, the whole fifty guineas belonging to Thomasin had been handed over to his adversary. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The first is, to gain over my adversary's lawyer with a double fee, who will then betray his client by insinuating that he hath justice on his side. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Here then I turn to my adversary, and desire him to free his own system from these odious consequences before he charge them upon others. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Shall we take the other side first and begin by arguing against ourselves; in this manner the adversary's position will not be undefended. Plato. The Republic.
- Adolph, enraged at this taunt, flew furiously at his adversary, swearing and striking on every side of him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The new conditions seemed to please my adversary, for a smile of satisfaction bared his gleaming teeth as he rushed at me bare-handed. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I remember I entertained a great objection to your adversary, because I took it ill that he should be brought here to pester me with his company. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I also hold cards in this game he is playing, and even with him and Caliphronas as adversaries I will win. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Both these adversaries equally yield the victory. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- But the arts of popularity, all the arts of gaining proselytes, are constantly on the side of its adversaries. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Possibly, like Mephistopheles in Faust, he may retaliate on his adversaries. Plato. The Republic.
- Those adversaries had generally leagued themselves with the enemies of the conquering party, and were, therefore the enemies of that party. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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