Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nemesis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nemesis \Nem"e*sis\, n. [L., fr. gr. ?, orig., distribution, fr.
? to distribute. See {Nomad}.] (Class. Myth.)
The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive
justice personified; divine vengeance.
This is that ancient doctrine of nemesis who keeps
watch in the universe, and lets no offense go
unchastised. --Emerson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Nemesis
n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and
vengeance [syn: {Nemesis}]
2: something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
[syn: {bane}, {curse}, {scourge}]
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