Phrase guide

public enemy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A criminal widely regarded as dangerous or antisocial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обще́ствен враг (obštéstven vrag) — public enemy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 公敵 /公敌 (gōngdí) — public enemy
  • Finnish: yhteiskunnan vihollinen — public enemy
  • French: ennemi public — public enemy
  • French: ennemie publique — public enemy
  • German: Staatsfeind — public enemy
  • German: Staatsfeindin — public enemy
  • Greek: δημοτικός εχθρός (dimotikós echthrós) — public enemy
  • Greek: δημόσιος εχθρός (dimósios echthrós) — public enemy
  • Italian: nemico pubblico — public enemy
  • Italian: nemica pubblica — public enemy
  • Japanese: 公敵 (kōteki) — public enemy
  • Korean: 공적 (gongjeok) — public enemy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: folkefiende — public enemy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: folkefiende — public enemy
  • Polish: wróg publiczny — public enemy
  • Romanian: inamic public — public enemy
  • Romanian: pericol public — public enemy
  • Spanish: enemigo público — public enemy
  • Spanish: enemiga pública — public enemy