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nemesis noun. . L16.
[Greek = righteous indignation, personified as the goddess of retribution or vengeance, from nemein deal out what is due, rel. to nomos custom, law.]
An agent of retribution; a person who avenges or punishes. L16.
Shakespeare 1 Henry VI Is Talbot slainthe Frenchmen's only scourge, Your kingdom's terror and black Nemesis?
b. A persistent tormentor; a long-standing rival or enemy. US. M20.
Business Week Juan Pablo Perez Alphonso..long time nemesis of the oil companies.
(An instance of) retributive justice. L16.
R. Macaulay The Nemesis that his crime deserved.