FOE


Meaning of FOE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfō ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English fo, from Old English fāh, from fāh, adjective, hostile; akin to Old High German gi fēh hostile

Date: before 12th century

1. : one who has personal enmity for another

2.

a. : an enemy in war

b. : adversary , opponent

3. : one who opposes on principle

a foe of needless expenditures

4. : something prejudicial or injurious

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.