archenemy
/ˌɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˈɛn.ə.mi/
archenemy means satan. It carries an Arena rating of 1368, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, archenemy ranks #3,007 of 17,052 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #3,890 of 17,052 for Scariest Words, #3,988 of 17,052 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #4,129 of 17,052 for Most Storied Words.
archenemy is pronounced /ˌɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˈɛn.ə.mi/.
Why “archenemy” is a great word
A principal or supreme enemy, often the ultimate adversary of a person, group, or cause. From the combining form arch- (from Greek ἀρχι-, arkhi-, meaning "chief, principal") + enemy (from Latin inimicus, "unfriendly, hostile"), first recorded in English c. 1540. Unlike a "nemesis," an agent of fated retribution, or a "rival," a competitor striving for the same prize, the archenemy is defined by a fundamental and absolute hostility. It is the silhouette across a fogged window, the name etched with venom in a private ledger, the face that appears in every strategic calculation—the body remembers such enmity not as conflict, but as gravity.
noun
- A principal enemy.
- A supreme and most powerful enemy.
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