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6% of Britons have a nemesis

Rob Beschizza
Aug 14, 2025
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A personal arch-enemy; an appropriate agent of retribution

A survey conducted by polling group YouGov found that 6% of Britons have a nemesis: a personal arch-enemy or (to quote one especially relevant definition) the "infliction of retribution as manifested by an appropriate agent." A further 17% previously had a nemesis but not currently, with 12% unce…

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