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[[File:Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sherlock Holmes]] wrestling against archenemy [[Professor Moriarty]].]]In literature, an '''archenemy''' (sometimes spelled as '''arch-enemy''') is the main [[enemy]] of someone.<ref name="arch-dict">{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archenemy |title=archenemy definition |publisher=[[Dictionary.com]] |access-date=7 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005075529/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archenemy |archive-date=5 October 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DefMerriam-Webster">{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archenemy|title=archenemy – Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary|publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]]|access-date=26 June 2008}}</ref><ref name="BBCLearningEng">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1837_aae/page23.shtml|title=BBC World Service {{!}} Learning English {{!}} Ask about English|last=Wicaksono|first=Rachel|publisher=BBC|access-date=26 June 2008}}</ref> In fiction, it is a character who is the [[protagonist]]'s, commonly a [[hero]]'s, most prominent and most-known enemy. |
[[File:Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sherlock Holmes]] wrestling against his archenemy [[Professor Moriarty]].]]In literature, an '''archenemy''' (sometimes spelled as '''arch-enemy''') or '''archnemesis''' is the main [[enemy]] of someone.<ref name="arch-dict">{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archenemy |title=archenemy definition |publisher=[[Dictionary.com]] |access-date=7 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005075529/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archenemy |archive-date=5 October 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DefMerriam-Webster">{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archenemy|title=archenemy – Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary|publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]]|access-date=26 June 2008}}</ref><ref name="BBCLearningEng">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1837_aae/page23.shtml|title=BBC World Service {{!}} Learning English {{!}} Ask about English|last=Wicaksono|first=Rachel|publisher=BBC|access-date=26 June 2008}}</ref> In fiction, it is a character who is the [[protagonist]]'s, commonly a [[hero]]'s, most prominent and most-known enemy. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 7 June 2024
In literature, an archenemy (sometimes spelled as arch-enemy) or archnemesis is the main enemy of someone.[1][2][3] In fiction, it is a character who is the protagonist's, commonly a hero's, most prominent and most-known enemy.
Etymology
[edit]The word archenemy sometimes spelled as arch-enemy originated around the mid-16th century, from the words arch-[3] (from Greek ἄρχω archo meaning 'to lead') and enemy.[1]
An archenemy may also be referred to as an archrival,[4] archfoe,[5] archvillain,[6] or archnemesis.[7] However, an archenemy may also be distinguished from a nemesis, with the latter being an enemy whom the hero cannot defeat (or who defeats the hero), even while not being a longstanding or consistent enemy to the hero.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "archenemy definition". Dictionary.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ^ "archenemy – Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ a b Wicaksono, Rachel. "BBC World Service | Learning English | Ask about English". BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ "Definition of ARCHRIVAL". merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Definition of ARCHFOE". merriam-webster.com.
- ^ "Definition of ARCHVILLAIN". merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Definition of ARCHNEMESIS". merriam-webster.com.
- ^ Sage Michael, How to Become a Superhero: the Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate You! (2011), p. 228.
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