Definitions

1. noun

A person or organization that opposes or competes with another; an opponent or rival.

“The company’s main adversary in the market was a large corporation.”

2. noun

A person who is seen as a threat or a danger, especially in a spiritual or supernatural sense.

“In the story, the wizard was the adversary of the young hero.”

3. noun

A person or thing that opposes or resists something, especially a plan or idea.

“The new policy was met with resistance from the public, who saw it as an adversary to individual freedoms.”