 adversity |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a state of misfortune or affliction | |
| Synonyms: | hardship hard_knocks | |
| Examples: | : "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity" "a life of hardship" |
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| Related terms: | misfortune trouble catastrophe nadir victimization extremity affliction ill-being | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | |
| Examples: | : "a period marked by adversities" |
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| Related terms: | misfortune | |
| Similar spelling: |
advert adversely adversary adverse advertency advertize advertise advertently advertent adverb advertizer advertiser advertised advertence advertorial advertizing advertising adversative |
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