Nemeses

The city's nemeses, potholes, made for a bumpy and frustrating commute.

His short temper was one of his nemeses in his personal and professional relationships.

The chef's nemeses, a lack of fresh ingredients and poor kitchen equipment, limited his culinary creations.

Growing up in poverty, she believed that a life of struggle was her nemeses.

He had a feeling of foreboding that the car accident he had avoided would ultimately prove to be his nemeses.

The detective and his nemeses engaged in a cat-and-mouse game that lasted for years.

The nemeses of the detective were always trying to outsmart him.