Definition of
Nemesis
- (noun, person) (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
- (noun, state) something causing misery or death
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Alternate forms of Nemesis
Hypernyms: affliction
Origin of the word 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. niman "to take," Ger. nehmen). With a lower-case -n-, in the sense of "retributive justice,"… more
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