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adversary Definition

ad·ver·sary (ad′vər ser′ē)

noun pl. adversaries -·sar′·ies

a person who opposes or fights against another; opponent; enemy

Etymology: ME < OFr adversarie < L adversarius < adversus, adverse

adjective

of or characterized by opposing parties, as the plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit
adversary Idioms

the Adversary

Satan
adversary Synonyms

adversary

n.

opponent, rival, enemy, foe; see enemy 1, 2, opponent 1, 2, 3. See syn. study atopponent.

adversary Law Definition

n

An opponent, especially an opposing attorney or party in an action.
adversary Usage Examples

Possessives

  • capability: It is measured against an adversary's overall military capability.
  • ability: It may not always mean directly attacking or degrading an adversary's ability to C2.

Converse of object

  • deny: These capabilities will deny an adversary the information advantage, preventing him from effectively employing his forces.
  • defeat: It is not easy for me to pass penal judgment upon a defeated adversary in a major military campaign.
  • destroy: The most straightforward is to physically destroy an adversary 's computers or critical network nodes.

Adjective modifier

  • formidable: What was the purpose of the brazen intruder, and to what end had he tampered with the trappings of such a formidable adversary?
  • worthy: He was looking for, in his words, " a worthy adversary " .
  • dangerous: Both groups considered the latter hostile and a dangerous adversary, but important differences of opinion obviously existed.
  • old: Old adversary 's of their junior days, Caroline will confess to not being back to the same standard, yet!

Modifies a noun

  • c2: Many C2W activities can have the effect of maximizing protection while degrading adversary C2 capabilities.
  • propaganda: PSO PA is a means to counter adversary propaganda and to overcome censorship.
  • capability: OCI operations are designed to limit, degrade, disrupt or destroy adversary information capabilities information systems.
  • leadership: PSYOP can drive a wedge between the adversary leadership and its populace to undermine the adversary leadership 's confidence and effectiveness.

Noun used with modifier

  • thine: Verses 25 and 26, He says: ' Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way ' .
  • mine: In a fine and famous blasphemy he says, " Oh, that mine adversary had written a book!
adversary Quotes

Behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

—Bible (Old Testament)

I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. Assuredly we bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity much rather; that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.

—Milton,John

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.

—Bible (NewTestament)