NEMESIS

[noun] [C] [plural] nemeses literary - (a cause of) punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoidedThe tax increases proved to be the President's political nemesis at the following election.(literary) Someone's nemesis is the person who opposes them.Walters will face his great rival and nemesis in Friday's match.In Greek mythology, Nemesis was the goddess of retribution and vengeance. neo- [prefix] - new or recent, or in a modern formNeo-fascist groups are an increasing threat to ethnic minorities across Europe.More than 13 000 people joined the demonstration against the recent wave of neo-Nazi attacks on foreign workers.Italian neo-realist cinema focussed on working-class subjects, using amateur actors and filming on location, rather than in the studio.