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- Dictionaryadversity/ədˈvəːsɪti/
noun
- 1. a difficult or unpleasant situation: "resilience in the face of adversity"
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a difficult or unlucky situation or event: [ U ] She’s cheerful in the face of adversity. (Definition of adversity from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Adversity definition: adverse or unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress. See examples of ADVERSITY used in a sentence.
The meaning of ADVERSITY is a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune. How to use adversity in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Adversity.
1. adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress. Friends show their true colors in times of adversity. 2. an adverse or unfortunate event or circumstance. You will meet many adversities in life. SYNONYMS 1. catastrophe, disaster; trouble, misery. 2. See affliction.
a difficult or unlucky situation or event: [ U ] She’s cheerful in the face of adversity. (Definition of adversity from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
When circumstances or situations work against you, you face adversity. Refugees from war-torn countries encounter terrible adversity.
Adversity Definition. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune. A state of wretchedness or misfortune; poverty and trouble. A calamitous event. An instance of misfortune; calamity. (uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
adverse or unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress: Friends will show their true colors in times of adversity. Synonyms: misery, trouble, disaster, catastrophe. Antonyms: prosperity. an adverse or unfortunate event or circumstance: You will meet many adversities in life. adversity. / ədˈvɜːsɪtɪ / noun.
Define adversity. adversity synonyms, adversity pronunciation, adversity translation, English dictionary definition of adversity. catastrophe, disaster; trouble, misery; adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune: In times of adversity, she crumbles.
Definition of adversity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
