English noun: Nemesis | |||
| 1. | Nemesis (person) (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance | ||
| Instance hypernym | Greek deity | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
| 2. | nemesis (state) something causing misery or death | ||
| Samples | The bane of my life. | ||
| Synonyms | bane, curse, scourge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affliction | ||