| NOUN | person | Nemesis | (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance |
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| state | nemesis, bane, curse, scourge | something causing misery or death |
| Sounds | neh'mahsihs | |
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| Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... | |
| Meaning | (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | Greek deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
| Spanish | Némesis | |
| Catalan | Nemesis | |
| Meaning | Something causing misery or death. | |
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| Synonyms | bane, curse, scourge | |
| Broader | affliction | A cause of great suffering and distress |
| Spanish | adversidad, calamidad, desgracia, maldición, perdición, ruina | |
| Catalan | adversitat, calamitat, desgràcia, maledicció | |
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