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Adversity

Adversity Meaning & Definition
Adversity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Adversity?

[n] a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities"
[n] a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Adversity: hardship

Related Terms | Find terms related to Adversity:

See Also | affliction | bad luck | bad luck | catastrophe | disaster | distress | extremity | ill luck | ill-being | low-water mark | misfortune | misfortune | nadir | tough luck | victimization

Adversity In Webster's Dictionary

\Ad*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Adversities}. [OE. adversite, F. adversit['e], fr. L. adversitas.] 1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. --Bacon. Syn: Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.

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