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foe

1

[ foh ]

noun

  1. a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:

    a bitter foe.

    Synonyms: antagonist, opponent

    Antonyms: friend

  2. a military enemy; hostile army.

    Antonyms: friend

  3. a person belonging to a hostile army or nation.

    Synonyms: antagonist, opponent

    Antonyms: friend

  4. an opponent in a game or contest; adversary:

    a political foe.

    Synonyms: antagonist, opponent

  5. a person who is opposed in feeling, principle, etc., to something:

    a foe to progress in civil rights.

    Synonyms: antagonist, opponent

  6. a thing that is harmful to or destructive of something:

    Sloth is the foe of health.



F.O.E.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Fraternal Order of Eagles.

FoE

1

abbreviation for

  1. Friends of the Earth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


foe

2

/ fəʊ /

noun

  1. formal.
    another word for enemy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foe1

First recorded before 900; Middle English foo, Old English fāh “hostile,” gefāh “enemy”; cognate with Old High German gifēh “at war”; feud 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foe1

Old English fāh hostile; related to Old High German fēhan to hate, Old Norse feikn dreadful; see feud 1
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Synonym Study

See enemy.
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Example Sentences

He should also be remembered for being an early and eloquent foe of Nazism.

There has been no greater foe of campaign finance reform than Mitch McConnell over the years.

Pro-bank conservatives face a predictable foe in the anti-corporate left.

There was no high tech foe in Iraq or Afghanistan, and over Libya, the Raptor was not the right jet for the task.

In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia was the most eager to see an attack on Syria, a long-time political foe.

At last, tired of fighting an unseen foe, the men arose to their feet, and with a wild cheer sprang forward.

Be this as it may, his conduct during the campaign justified the suspicion with which he was regarded by friend and foe.

Soult, by every effort of voice and gesture, attempted to force his veterans to face the foe, but in vain.

As his system is the foe of all artificial methods, it is par excellence the “Natural” System.

To be sure, I could not see where he could be of much assistance; but we had a common aim and a common foe.

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