Meaning of FOE
Pronunciation: | | fow
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- [n] an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
- [n] a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
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| Synonyms: | | enemy, foeman, opposition |
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| Antonyms: | | ally, friend | |
| See Also: | | adversary, antagonist, besieger, challenger, competition, competitor, contender, mortal enemy, opponent, opposer, resister, rival | |
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| Definition: | | Foe Daniel Foe, a famous writer, is the confidant of a castaway named Susan Barton who, when she was rescued from a remote island by a passing ship, was accompanied by Robinson Crusoe`s servant, Friday--a silent man who has had his tongue cut out, and who seems to have forgotten his old life. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Foe\ (f[=o]), n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f[=a]h hostile; prob.
akin to E. fiend. [root]81. See {Fiend}, and cf. {Feud} a
quarrel.]
1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or
malice, against another; an enemy.
A man's foes shall be they of his own household.
--Matt. x. 36
2. An enemy in war; a hostile army.
3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary;
an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion.
A foe to received doctrines. --I. Watts
\Foe\, v. t.
To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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| Related Terms: | | adversary, antagonist, archenemy, assailant, bitter enemy, combatant, devil, enemy, foeman, muddlement, open enemy, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, public enemy, sworn enemy, the loyal opposition, the opposition |
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