Adversary Definition
ădvər-sĕrē
adversaries
noun
adversaries
An opponent; an enemy.
American Heritage
A person who opposes or fights against another; opponent; enemy.
Webster's New World
The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.
American Heritage
An opponent, especially an opposing attorney or party in an action.
Webster's New World Law
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or characterized by opposing parties, as the plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
(religion, Christianity) The Devil; Satan.
Wiktionary
idiom
the Adversary
- Satan
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Adversary
Noun
Singular:
adversary
Plural:
adversariesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Adversary
- the Adversary
Origin of Adversary
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Anglo-Norman aversaire (in Wace's Life of Saint Margaret), from Old French aversier, aversaire (French adversaire), from Latin adversārius, from adversus (“turned toward”).
From Wiktionary
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A Biblical reference, Satan ultimately deriving from a borrowing of the Hebrew שָׂטָן (Śāṭān, “adversary, accuser”). (See also Satan).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English adversarie from Latin adversārius enemy from adversus against adverse
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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