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Meaning of ânemesisâ in the English Dictionary. See all translations. uk â /Ënem.É.sÉªs/ us â /Ënem.É.sÉªs/ plural nemeses literary. âº Someone's nemesis is a person or thing that is very difficult for them to defeat. âº (a cause of) punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided: The tax increases proved to be the president's political nemesis. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.
Word Origin & History. Nemesis 1576, Gk. goddess of vengeance, from nemesis just indignation, jealousy, vengeance, lit. distribution, related to nemein distribute, allot, apportion one's due, from PIE base *nem- to divide, distribute, allot, to take (cf. O.E., Goth.