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What is the noun for nemesis?

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nemesis
  1. (Canada) An archenemy
  2. (chiefly non-North American usage) A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character.
  3. The principle of retributive justice.
  4. (singular) A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided.
  5. The polar opposite of a character.
  6. A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “But, true to form, the Chicago insurance executive had some parting shots for his long-time nemesis.”
      “Cargill conjectures that Hawthorne believed that this act was punishment meted out to him by a vengeful nemesis.”
      “It was the beginning of the end. The debacle, as it turned out, would be his ultimate nemesis.”
nemeses
  1. plural of nemesis
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Powerpuff Girls must face their nemeses the Gangrene Gang when the teenaged baddies are sent back to school at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten.”
      “It was the fact that Tarantino's sword-wielding warriors and their nemeses were women.”
      “At Smyrna, where the population was very mixed, Pausanias mentions two nemeses.”
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