Foe
An enemy or foe is a relativist term for an entity, whether an individual or a group, that is seen as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of designating a particular entity as a threat, thereby invoking an intense emotional response to that entity. The state of being or having an enemy is enmity.
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Famous quotes containing the word foe:
“Forever float that standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe but falls before us,
With Freedom’s soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom’s banner streaming o’er us!”
—Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820)
“But keepe the wolfe far thence, that’s foe to men,
For with his nailes he’ll dig them up agen.”
—John Webster (c. 1580–1638)
“Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do singe yourself.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)