Nemesis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

something causing misery or death

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɛməsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɛməsɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɛməsɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɛməsɪs/.

Examples

the bane of my life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bane curse scourge

Parts of Speech

noun	(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
noun	something causing misery or death “the bane of my life”

Word Forms

scourge

verb

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

Némésis

(Mythologie grecque) la déesse du châtiment divin et de la vengeance

🇪🇸Spanish

justicia

(Mitología griega) la diosa de la retribución y la venganza divinas.

🇮🇹Italian

nemesi

(Mitologia greca) la dea della punizione divina e della vendetta

🇵🇹Portuguese

Nêmesis

(Mitologia grega) a deusa da retribuição divina e da vingança

🇷🇺Russian

враг

(греческая мифология) богиня божественного возмездия и мести.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दासता

(ग्रीक पौराणिक कथा) दैवीय प्रतिशोध और प्रतिशोध की देवी

🇧🇩Bengali

নেমেসিস

(গ্রীক পুরাণ) ঐশ্বরিক প্রতিশোধ এবং প্রতিশোধের দেবী

🇮🇳Tamil

விரோதி

(கிரேக்க புராணம்) தெய்வீக பழிவாங்கல் மற்றும் பழிவாங்கும் தெய்வம்

🇮🇳Telugu

శత్రువైన

(గ్రీకు పురాణం) దైవిక ప్రతీకారం మరియు ప్రతీకారం యొక్క దేవత

🇮🇳Marathi

नेमसिस

(ग्रीक पौराणिक कथा) दैवी प्रतिशोध आणि सूडाची देवी

🇮🇳Gujarati

નેમેસિસ

(ગ્રીક પૌરાણિક કથાઓ) દૈવી પ્રતિશોધ અને વેરની દેવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆಮೆಸಿಸ್

(ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ಪುರಾಣ) ದೈವಿಕ ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರದ ದೇವತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശത്രുത

(ഗ്രീക്ക് മിത്തോളജി) ദൈവിക പ്രതികാരത്തിൻ്റെയും പ്രതികാരത്തിൻ്റെയും ദേവത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੇਮੇਸਿਸ

(ਯੂਨਾਨੀ ਮਿਥਿਹਾਸ) ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਦਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਬਦਲਾ ਲੈਣ ਦੀ ਦੇਵੀ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

克星

（希腊神话）神圣报应和复仇女神

🇯🇵Japanese

宿敵

（ギリシャ神話）神の報復と復讐の女神

🇰🇷Korean

네메시스

(그리스 신화) 신의 보복과 복수의 여신

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ thù

(thần thoại Hy Lạp) nữ thần báo thù và báo thù

🇹🇭Thai

กรรมตามสนอง

(ตำนานเทพเจ้ากรีก) เทพีแห่งการลงโทษและการแก้แค้นอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

musuh bebuyutan

(Mitologi Yunani) dewi pembalasan dan pembalasan ilahi

🇵🇭Filipino

kaaway

(mitolohiyang Griyego) ang diyosa ng banal na paghihiganti at paghihiganti

🇲🇾Malay

musuh

(mitologi Yunani) dewi pembalasan dan pembalasan ilahi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العدو

(في الأساطير اليونانية) إلهة القصاص والانتقام الإلهي

🇮🇷Persian

دشمنی

(اساطیر یونانی) الهه کیفر و انتقام الهی

🇹🇷Turkish

düşman

(Yunan mitolojisi) ilahi intikam ve intikam tanrıçası

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶמֶזִיס

(מיתולוגיה יוונית) אלת הגמול והנקמה האלוהיים

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