mortal enemy
noun
: someone one hates very much and for a long time
They've been mortal enemies for many years.
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The government of Turkey, a member of NATO, identifies with the Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt and Saudi Arabia regard as a mortal enemy.
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Michael Mandelbaum, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
Yeah, that's Ross's daughter, making Bruce Banner Ross's mortal enemy and father-in-law.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
Check out our new ghost-pepper chip that’s better than the one made by our new mortal enemy, Trader Joe’s!
—Brandon Follick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
Those yelling the loudest that Russia is a mortal enemy of the United States and that Trump is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s puppet are the very same people who woefully mismanaged U.S. foreign policy over the past quarter century.
—Randall Schweller, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
Starring Kyle MacLachlan as Paul and Sting as his mortal enemy, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the movie proved to be a daunting task to execute, given the limits of technology at the time.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The prop was used in a scene that didn't make the final cut, in which Taylor-Joy's Furiosa cuts out the tongue of her mortal enemy, Hemsworth's Dementus.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Over 300 drones and missiles navigated above Iran’s neighbors, including Jordan and Iraq — both with US military bases — before penetrating the airspace of Iran’s mortal enemy, Israel.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Bebe Neuwirth reprised her role as Frasier's ex-wife/mortal enemy Dr. Lilith Sternin and Peri Gilpin returned as bestie Roz Doyle in the season finale.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
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Michael Mandelbaum, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
Yeah, that's Ross's daughter, making Bruce Banner Ross's mortal enemy and father-in-law.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
Check out our new ghost-pepper chip that’s better than the one made by our new mortal enemy, Trader Joe’s!
—Brandon Follick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
Those yelling the loudest that Russia is a mortal enemy of the United States and that Trump is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s puppet are the very same people who woefully mismanaged U.S. foreign policy over the past quarter century.
—Randall Schweller, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2018
Starring Kyle MacLachlan as Paul and Sting as his mortal enemy, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the movie proved to be a daunting task to execute, given the limits of technology at the time.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The prop was used in a scene that didn't make the final cut, in which Taylor-Joy's Furiosa cuts out the tongue of her mortal enemy, Hemsworth's Dementus.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Over 300 drones and missiles navigated above Iran’s neighbors, including Jordan and Iraq — both with US military bases — before penetrating the airspace of Iran’s mortal enemy, Israel.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Bebe Neuwirth reprised her role as Frasier's ex-wife/mortal enemy Dr. Lilith Sternin and Peri Gilpin returned as bestie Roz Doyle in the season finale.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
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