frenemynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfren.ə.mi/us/ˈfren.ə.mi/informala person who pretends to be your friend but is in fact an enemy:
Her only friends are a trio of catty frenemies she hasn't seen in months.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enemies & rivals
- adversary
- antagonist
- arch-enemy
- enemy
- foe
- nemesis
- opponent
- rival
- scalp
- sworn enemy
- them
- them and us idiom