Nemeses

The farmer's nemeses were the locusts that ate his crops year after year.

Her addiction to alcohol was one of her nemeses.

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

The thief's greed eventually became his nemeses and led to his capture.

The homeowner's nemeses, termites, caused extensive damage to the structure of their house.

The two rival gangs were nemeses in the crime world.