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Revision as of 06:17, 12 August 2020
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French adversité, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin adversitātem, the accusative singular of adversitās, from adversus, the perfect passive participle of advertō (“I turn toward”).
Pronunciation
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English (US): (file) Audio (AU): (file) - Hyphenation: ad‧ver‧si‧ty
Noun
adversity (usually uncountable, plural adversities)
- (uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
- 1858, Anthony Trollope, Doctor Thorne[1], Read Books, published 2008, →ISBN, Chapter III, page 55:
- The doctor loved the squire, loved him as his oldest friend; but he loved him ten times better as being in adversity than he could ever have done had things gone well at Greshansbury in his time.
- 1998, Karel Montor, et al, “Directing and Coordinating Operations”, in Karel Montor, editor, Naval Leadership: Voices of Experience[3], 2nd edition edition, Naval Institute Press, →ISBN, Efficient and Professional Conduct, page 278:
- These are the people who will overcome the adversity, chaos, and destruction of combat and defeat the enemy in war.
- (countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "this%20adversity%22%20-intitle%3Aadversity%20-christian%20-religion&f" is not used by this template.
- 1977, Genevieve Burton, “Family Adversity and the Nurse”, in Interpersonal Relations: A Guide for Nurses[4], Fourth edition edition, Routledge, published 1979, →ISBN, page 101:
- Every family is struck by adversity at one time or another. No matter how mature the patients are, regardless of the care an advantages they give their children, despite a desirable interactive love between family members, adversity will attack any family
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "this+adversity%22+-intitle:adversity+-christian+-religion&hl" is not used by this template.
Synonyms
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Translations
state of being adverse
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adverse event
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