nemesis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nemesis	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nemesis n (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" Synonym(s): bane, curse, scourge, nemesis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nemesis \Nem"esis\, 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.