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 | ||