how to pronounce enemy

/ˈɛnəmiː/

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enemy is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of enemy in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… us both so my enemy becomes my friend …”

meaning of enemy

Enemy means an adversary or opponent.

enemy frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word enemy occurs in english on average 37.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.