Nemesis
The inescapable agent of downfall—divine retribution against arrogance and hubris, personified as a Greek goddess who ensures that excessive pride meets its inevitable punishment.
/ˈnɛm.ə.sɪs/Definition
The inescapable agent of downfall—divine retribution against arrogance and hubris, personified as a Greek goddess who ensures that excessive pride meets its inevitable punishment.
Detailed
The inescapable agent of downfall—divine retribution against arrogance and hubris, personified as a Greek goddess who ensures that excessive pride meets its inevitable punishment. From Greek ‘némesis’ (righteous indignation/retribution), from ‘némein’ (to give what is due). The goddess of divine retribution against hubris.
Etymology
From Greek ‘némesis’ (righteous indignation/retribution), from ‘némein’ (to give what is due). The goddess of divine retribution against hubris.
Explanations
Conceptual Breakdown
The inescapable agent of downfall—divine retribution against arrogance and hubris, personified as a Greek goddess who ensures that excessive pride meets its inevitable punishment.
Translations & Equivalents
| Language | Script | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | ప్రతీకారం | ప్రతీకారం | |
| Tamil | பழிவாங்கல் | பழிவாங்கல் | |
| Kannada | ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ | ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ | |
| Malayalam | പ്രതികാരം | പ്രതികാരം | |
| Hindi | प्रतिशोध | प्रतिशोध | |
| Sanskrit | प्रतीकारः | प्रतीकारः | |
| Gujarati | પ્રતિકાર | પ્રતિકાર | |
| Bengali | প্রতিশোধ | প্রতিশোধ | |
| Marathi | प्रतिशोध | प्रतिशोध | |
| Urdu | آفت | آفت | |
| Arabic | نقمة | نقمة | |
| French | némésis | némésis | |
| German | Nemesis | Nemesis | |
| Spanish | némesis | némesis | |
| Portuguese | nêmesis | nêmesis | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 复仇女神 | 复仇女神 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 復仇女神 | 復仇女神 | |
| Japanese | ネメシス | ネメシス | |
| Polish | nemezis | nemezis | |
| Russian | немезида | немезида | |
| Malay | nemesis | nemesis | |
| Indonesian | nemesis | nemesis | |
| Filipino | nemesis | nemesis | |
| Italian | nemesi | nemesi | |
| Danish | nemesis | nemesis | |
| English | nemesis | nemesis |
Videos
More video explanations by language
- Némésis: Le Concept de Chute et de Rétribution
- Nêmesis: O Conceito de Queda e Retribuição
- نيميسيس: مفهوم السقوط والانتقام
- नेमेसिस: पतन और प्रतिशोध की अवधारणा
- 涅墨西斯：衰落与报应的概念
- ネメシス：没落と応報の概念
- Nemesis: Das Konzept des Falls und der Vergeltung
- Немесида: Концепция Падения и Возмездия
- Nemesi: Il Concetto di Caduta e Retribuzione
- Nemesis – Polish Explanation
- Nemesis – Danish Explanation
- Nemesis – Bengali Explanation
- Nemesis – Indonesian Explanation
- Nemesis – Malay Explanation
- Nemesis – Filipino Explanation
- Nemesis – Persian Explanation
- Nemesis – Greek Explanation
- Nemesis – Tamil Explanation
- Nemesis – Urdu Explanation
- Nemesis – Hebrew Explanation
- Nemesis – Telugu Explanation
- Nemesis – Gujarati Explanation
- Nemesis – Kannada Explanation
- Nemesis – Malayalam Explanation
- Nemesis – Chinese (Traditional) Explanation
- Nemesis – Swedish Explanation
- Nemesis – Javanese Explanation
- Nemesis – Korean (cultural loan) Explanation
- Nemesis – Latin Explanation
- Nemesis – Marathi Explanation
- Nemesis – Sanskrit Explanation
- Nemesis – Tongan Explanation
- Nemesis – Welsh Explanation
- Nemesis – Wolof Explanation
- Nemesis – Xhosa Explanation
- Nemesis – Zulu/Xhosa Explanation