OWN WORST ENEMY

Meaning of OWN WORST ENEMY in English

create our own problems, prevent our own success

A smoker is his own worst enemy. He's harming himself.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

OWN WORST ENEMY — create our own problems, prevent our own success A smoker is his own worst enemy. He's harming himself.
English Idioms vocab
WORST — I. ˈwərst, ˈwə̄st, ˈwəist adjective, superlative of bad , or of ill Etymology: Middle English worste, werste, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENEMY — ˈenəmē, -mi noun ( plural enemies ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Old French enemi, inimi, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENEMY — (n.) One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; …
Английский словарь Webster
ENEMY — ( n. ) One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORST — /werrst/ , adj., superlative of bad and ill . 1. bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENEMY — /en"euh mee/ , n. , pl. enemies , adj. n. 1. a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORST — I. ˈwərst adjective, superlative of bad or of ill Etymology: Middle English werste, worste, from Old English wierresta, wyrsta, superlative …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENEMY — noun ( plural -mies ) Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Anglo-French, from Latin inimicus, from in- in- (I) + amicus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORST — vi to grow worse; to deteriorate. 2. worst ·noun that which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
ENEMY — adj hostile; inimical. 2. enemy ·noun one hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, …
Webster English vocab
WORST — [worst] adj, superlative of bad or of ill [ME werste, worste, fr. OE wierresta, wyrsta, superl. of the root of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENEMY — enem|y BrE AmE ˈen əm |i -ɪm- ▷ enem|ies iz ▶ ˌ enemy ˈ alien BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORST — / wɜːst; NAmE wɜːrst/ adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (superlative of bad ) of the poorest …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENEMY — / ˈenəmi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a person who hates sb or who …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORST — I. worst 1 /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/ BrE AmE adjective [the superlative of bad] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wierresta …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENEMY — en ‧ e ‧ my W2 /ˈenəmi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural enemies ) [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. most bad. --adv. most badly. --n. the worst part, event, circumstance, or possibility (the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENEMY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a person or group actively opposing or hostile to another, or to a cause etc. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORST — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. most bad. adv. most badly. n. the worst part, event, circumstance, or possibility (the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENEMY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a person or group actively opposing or hostile to another, or to a cause etc. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. most bad. --adv. most badly. --n. the worst part, event, circumstance, or possibility (the …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
ENEMY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a person or group actively opposing or hostile to another, or to a cause etc. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WORST — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Worst is the superlative of bad …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENEMY — ( enemies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If someone is your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORST — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Worst is the superlative of bad …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORST — [noun] [U]That was the worst I've seen him play in several years.None of my friends sang very well, but I …
Cambridge English vocab
ENEMY — [noun] [C] - a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm them, or (the armed forces …
Cambridge English vocab
ENEMY — Synonyms and related words : adversary, adversative, adverse, aggressive, alien, antagonist, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, archenemy, assailant, attacker, battling, bellicose, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORST — See: GET THE WORST OF also HAVE THE WORST OF, IF WORST COMES TO WORST.
Slang English vocab
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
ENEMY — n. Function: noun an individual or group that is hostile toward another FF1C; the senator was blackmailed by a political …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WORST — I. noun the worst ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute ( esp. AmE ) ▪ Christmas usually brings out the absolute ~ in …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ENEMY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter , deadly , great , implacable , mortal , sworn ▪ biggest , worst ▪ dangerous …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORST — See ↑ WORSE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be your own worst enemy • ↑ fear the worst
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
Longman Activator English vocab
ENEMY — See ↑ AGAINST/OPPOSE 2, ↑ ENEMY 1,2, ↑ HATE 5, ↑ WAR 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be your own worst …
Longman Activator English vocab
ENEMY — INDEX: 1. someone you are fighting against, especially in a war 2. someone who hates you and wants to harm …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — adj. 25B6; adjective he has his own reasons : PERSONAL, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique. 25B6; verb I own this …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORST — See: GET THE WORST OF also HAVE THE WORST OF, IF WORST COMES TO WORST.
Словарь английских идиом
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Словарь английских идиом
OWN — pronoun 1 BAD : I had the whole beach for my own. GOOD : I had the whole beach to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WORST — 1. прил.; превосх. от bad 1. наихудший 2. нареч.; превосх. от badly хуже всего 3. сущ. наихудшее, самое худшее to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OWN — 1. прил. 1) а) свой, собственный She makes all her own bread. ≈ Она сама себе печет хлеб. She has …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENEMY — враг, недруг, противник - bitter * злейший враг - to be sworn enemies быть заклятыми врагами - he is an …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORST — worst.ogg 1. wɜ:st n наихудшее, самое плохое to suppose /to assume/ the worst - предполагать самое худшее you must be …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OWN — own.ogg 1. əʋn n собственность, принадлежность this work this house is entirely his own - эта работа этот дом целиком …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ENEMY — enemy.ogg _I 1. ʹenəmı n 1. враг, недруг, противник bitter enemy - злейший /заклятый/ враг to be sworn enemies - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WORST — 1) наихудший 2) самое худшее 3) хуже всего • worst case criterion — критерий наихудшего случая worst possible error — максимально возможная погрешность - worst case
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