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— English words —

• nemesis n. (Chiefly North America) An enemy, especially an archenemy.
• nemesis n. (Chiefly outside the US and Canada) A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall…
• nemesis n. The personification of the "fatal flaw" of a dramatic hero in the style of Greek tragedy.
• nemesis n. Polar opposite, especially of a literary character.
• nemesis n. The principle of retributive justice.
• nemesis n. (Usually in the singular, formal) A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; (an…
• Nemesis prop.n. (Greek mythology) The goddess of divine retribution.
• Nemesis prop.n. (Astronomy) 128 Nemesis, a main belt asteroid.
• Nemesis prop.n. (Astronomy) A hypothetical star postulated to be orbiting the Sun to explain a perceived cycle of mass…

— English words, defined in French —

• nemesis n. Némésis, ennemi juré.
• Nemesis n.prop. Némésis.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• Nemesis s. Némesis.

— In German —

• Nemesis S. Göttin in der griechischen Mythologie: „Göttin des Gleichmaßes…
• Nemesis S. Ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit.

— In Latin —

• Nemesis n.prop. Dea retributionis.

— In French —

• némésis n.f. Vengeance divine.
• némésis n.f. Ennemi ultime.
• Némésis n.prop.f. (Divinité) Déesse grecque de la vengeance, plus particulièrement…
• Némésis n.prop.f. Nom d’une étoile hypothétique qui formerait une étoile…

— In Spanish —

• némesis s. Enemigo jurado, enemigo principal.
• Némesis s. Diosa griega de la justicia retributiva, la venganza y la fortuna.

— In Portuguese —

• nêmesis s. Alguém que exige ou aplica retaliação.
• nêmesis s. Arquirrival ou adversário temível e geralmente vitorioso.
• nêmesis s. Ato de retaliar.
• Némesis s. Deusa que personifica a vingança divina.

64 English words from 9 English definitions

about America and archenemy asteroid Astronomy avoided belt brings brings␣about Canada cannot character Chiefly cycle defeat deserved divine downfall dramatic enemy especially explain fatal flaw formal goddess Greek hero hypothetical justice literary main main␣belt mass mythology Nemesis North North␣America of␣a opposite orbiting outside perceived person personification Polar Polar␣opposite postulated principle punishment retribution retributive singular specifically star style Sun that that␣is the tragedy Usually who

11 English words from 16 foreign definitions

der des divine étoile grecque Nom plus principal que ultime vengeance

43 foreign words from 16 foreign definitions

adversário Alguém aplica Arquirrival Ato Ausgleichende Dea Déesse de␣la Deusa Diosa divina Divinité enemigo ennemi ennemi␣juré exige formerait fortuna geralmente Gerechtigkeit Gleichmaßes Göttin griechischen griega hypothétique jurado juré justicia Mythologie Némésis particulièrement personifica qui retaliação retaliar retributiva temível une une␣étoile venganza vingança vitorioso

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

archnemesis chocolate␣nemesis

18 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

eme Eme EME -eme emes emesis ESI -esis mes MEs MES mes- NEM -neme sis SIs SIS -sis

25 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

eme Eme EME -eme em-␣-en Ise ISE -ise I'se men Men MEN -men sem Sem SEM seme semé semen Semen sis SIs SIS -sis sise

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

Meissen misseen Semiens siemens Siemsen

29 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Eisemans Essenism immenses inmeshes islesmen jessemin Meisners Meissner Messenia Messineo Miesners mineless Mingeses Miseners Misesean mispense missense misweens nemesias Nesheims seemings semilens seminase seminose Sensmier setmines set␣mines sidesmen Siemsens

26 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

emesis Essien imenes in␣esse insees Ismene Meises meness menses mesnes messin Mieses minses missee missen Neises Neisse Nessie Nieses sees␣in seines semens Semien sensei sensie Sinese

5 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

nemeses nemesia Nemesic nemisis nemosis

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

emesis

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

nemesias

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