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nemesis

noun

1 Nemesis

Greek mythology The goddess of divine retribution and vengeance.

Dutch: tegenvoeter, wrekende gerechtigheid, Nemesis
Polish: Nemezis, Nemezys

2 nemesis

Something causing misery or death.

synonyms: bane, curse, scourge.

Dutch: verderf, Nemesis, anathema, doem, maledictie, nemesis, vervloeking, vloek
Polish: przekleĊ„stwo

Roget 972: punishment, punition; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation.    discipline, infliction, trial; judgment; penalty etc. 974; retribution; ... show more

Roget 919: revenge, revengement; vengeance; avengement, avengeance, sweet revenge, vendetta, death feud, blood for blood retaliation etc. 718; day of reckoning.    rancor, ... show more

Roget 922: right; what ought to be, what should be; fitness etc. adj.; summum jus [Lat.].    justice, equity; equitableness etc. adj.; propriety; ... show more


Moby thesaurus: affliction, bane, bugbear, burden, calamity, castigation, chastening, chastisement, condign punishment, correction, crushing burden, curse, death, defensibility, deserts, destruction, disciplinary measures, discipline, disease, drumhead justice ... show more.

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