Frenemy
[fren-uh-mee] /ˈfrɛn ə mi/
noun
1.
Informal. a person or group that is friendly toward another because the relationship brings benefits, but harbors feelings of resentment or rivalry:
Clearly, turning the competition into frenemies is good for your business.
noun
a person who pretends to be a friend but is actually an enemy; a rival with which one maintains friendly relations
Examples
There seems to be a frenemy relationship between Google and other search engines.
Word Origin
1953
Usage Note
also adj.
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