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nemesis (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: Nemesis goddess of destruction, from Greek, from nemein 'to give out']
an opponent or enemy that is likely to be impossible for you to defeat, or a situation that is likely to be impossible for you to deal with
meet/face your nemesis
::In the final he will meet his old nemesis, Pete Sampras.
literary a punishment that is deserved and cannot be avoided