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Nemesis
Meaning
Noun
●
In American English, Canadian English & People:
An
enemy
, especially an archenemy.
●
A person or
character
who
specifically
brings about
the
downfall
of another person or
character
, as an
agent
of that
character
's
fate
or
destiny
, especially within a narrative.
●
The
personification
of the "fatal
flaw
" of a
dramatic
hero
in the
style
of Greek tragedy.
●
Polar
opposite
, especially of a
literary
character.
●
The
principle
of
retributive
justice.
●
A
punishment
or
defeat
that is
deserved
and cannot be
avoided
; (an
instance
of) retribution.
Name
●
The
goddess
of
divine
retribution.
●
128 Nemesis, a
main belt
asteroid.
●
A
hypothetical
star
postulated
to be
orbiting
the Sun to
explain
a
perceived
cycle
of
mass extinctions
in the
geological
record.
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