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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSworn Enemy
/swɔrn ˈɛnəmi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person with whom one has a longstanding and intense animosity, often formalized by a declaration of hostility.
"After years of rivalry, they became sworn enemies, vowing never to reconcile." - 2
An adversary with whom one has a personal vendetta or deep-seated hatred.
"In the world of politics, he was seen as her sworn enemy, always opposing her initiatives."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sworn enemy' combines 'sworn', derived from the Old English 'sweorn', meaning to take an oath, and 'enemy', from the Latin 'inimicus', meaning hostile or adversarial. The phrase has evolved to denote a person with whom one has a deep-seated animosity, often formalized by a declaration of enmity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sworn Enemy" is said worldwide
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ennemi juré
Transliteration: e-ne-mi zhu-re
"Après des années de rivalité, ils sont devenus des ennemis jurés."
geschworener Feind
Transliteration: ge-shvo-re-ner faind
"Nach Jahren der Rivalität wurden sie geschworene Feinde."
nemico giurato
Transliteration: ne-mi-co joo-ra-to
"Dopo anni di rivalità, sono diventati nemici giurati."
enemigo jurado
Transliteration: e-ne-mi-go hoo-ra-do
"Después de años de rivalidad, se convirtieron en enemigos jurados."
inimigo jurado
Transliteration: i-ni-mi-go zhu-ra-do
"Após anos de rivalidade, tornaram-se inimigos jurados."
शपथ लिया हुआ दुश्मन
Transliteration: shapath liya hua dushman
"वर्षों की प्रतिद्वंद्विता के बाद, वे शपथ लिया हुआ दुश्मन बन गए।"
誓言敌人
Transliteration: shìyán dírén
"经过多年的竞争，他们成为了誓言敌人。"
맹세한 적
Transliteration: maengsehan jeok
"수년간의 경쟁 끝에 그들은 맹세한 적이 되었다."
誓った敵
Transliteration: chikatta teki
"長年の競争の後、彼らは誓った敵になった。"
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