Meaning of ADVERSITY
| Pronunciation: | | ad'vursitee
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | hardship |
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| | See Also: | | affliction, bad luck, bad luck, catastrophe, disaster, distress, extremity, ill luck, ill-being, low-water mark, misfortune, misfortune, nadir, tough luck, victimization | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | Dreaming of people close to you are in adversity, might indicate that they
will be experiencing some degree of difficulty, misfortune and/or bad health
in their lives. |
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