mortal foe/rival

noun

: someone one hates very much and for a long time

They've been mortal foes for many years.

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And countries rarely retreat into a defensive crouch, unwilling to trust any others, paralyzed by the fear that today’s apparent friend will become tomorrow’s mortal foe. —

Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2021

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