NEMESIS


Meaning of NEMESIS in English

n. (pl. nemeses) 1 retributive justice. 2 a a downfall caused by this. b an agent of such a downfall.

[ Gk, = righteous indignation, personified as goddess of retribution f. nemo give what is due ]

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