nemesis has definitions from the fields of Greek mythology,religion
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[ noun ] (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

Some sort_of nemesis was haunting his footsteps , he told us in a quavering voice - either an ape specter or Abe_Spector , a process_server , we could n't determine which .

There 's some kind_of a nemesis haunting his footsteps '' .

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[ noun ] something causes misery or death

Synonyms

curse scourge bane

Examples

"the bane of my life"

Related terms

affliction lay_waste_to

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