noun
- a principal enemy; a chief adversary or opponent
Usage: formal or literary; often used in historical, political, or fictional contexts
Examples
- The two nations regarded each other as archfoes for centuries.
- In the novel, the hero finally confronts his archfoe in the climactic battle.
- During the Cold War, the superpowers were considered archfoes.
- The detective's archfoe had eluded capture for years.
- Batman and the Joker are portrayed as archfoes in the comics.
- The archfoe of democracy, he believed, was tyranny.