nemesis

«nemesis» in Mova's school dictionary: the thing that brings a person's downfall or punishment… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (nemeses)

meaning for a pupil

1) A nemesis is the thing that brings a person's downfall or punishment, something they deserve for bad deeds. tree →

2) A nemesis can also be a lasting rival who always defeats you. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories, the power that punishes wrong; in talk, a rival who keeps beating someone

examples

• In the tale, Nemesis punishes the proud king. tree →
• His old rival became his nemesis. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «nemesis» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.