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   nemesis

   /ˈnɛmɪsɪs/

   noun

   • 1. the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall: "injury, consistently his nemesis, struck him down during the match"
   • ▪ a long-standing rival; an arch-enemy: "will Harry Potter finally defeat his nemesis, Voldemort?"
   • ▪ a downfall caused by an inescapable agent: "one risks nemesis by uttering such words" Similar downfallundoingruinruinationdestructionWaterloo
   • ▪ retributive justice: "Nemesis is notoriously slow" Similar retributionvengeanceretributive justicepunishmentjust desertsfatedestiny

   Word Origin late 16th century: Greek, literally ‘retribution’, from nemein ‘give what is due’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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