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foe

[ foh ]

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noun

a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
a bitter foe.
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a military enemy; hostile army.
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a person belonging to a hostile army or nation.
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an opponent in a game or contest; adversary:
a political foe.
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a person who is opposed in feeling, principle, etc., to something:
a foe to progress in civil rights.
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a thing that is harmful to or destructive of something:
Sloth is the foe of health.

F.O.E.

abbreviation for

Fraternal Order of Eagles.

FoE

abbreviation for

Friends of the Earth

foe

/ ��əʊ /

noun

formal.
another word for enemy

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of foe¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English foo, Old English �� “h�ǲ��پ��,” ge�� “enemy”; cognate with Old High German ��ŧ�� “at war”; feud ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of foe¹

Old English �� hostile; related to Old High German ��ŧ�󲹲� to hate, Old Norse feikn dreadful; see feud ¹

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Synonym Study

See enemy.

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Advocating the nationalisation of key sectors of the economy, these two parties are the impeccable foes of the pro-business DA.

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He was there to enact a variety of “reciprocal tariffs” on a host of nations, friends and foes, on what he called “Liberation Day.”

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President Trump, accusing ‘friend and foe alike’ of taking advantage of the United States on trade, said he would impose what he calls reciprocal tariffs on countries all over the world.

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"Friend has been, oftentimes, much worse than foe," he declared last week.

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The narrowly written proposed amendment would only allow for presidents who served non-consecutive terms to qualify, thereby ruling out the return of long-time Trump foe, President Barack Obama.

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