Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune.
- noun A calamitous event.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Adverse fortune or fate; a condition or state marked by misfortune, calamity, distress, or unhappiness.
- noun An unfortunate event or circumstance; an ill chance; a misfortune or calamity: generally in the plural.
- noun Synonyms Trouble, distress, misery, disaster, woe, ill luck.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Opposition; contrariety.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The
state ofadverse conditions; state ofmisfortune orcalamity . - noun countable An
event that is adverse; calamity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state of misfortune or affliction
- noun a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
Etymologies
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Examples
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Adhering to the rule of law even in adversity is what lends us credence and is the real reason to be proud of who and what we are as a nation – we’d be wise to remember that.
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We look at the idea of adversity, which is integral to Christianity, as abnormal and a sign that our walk must be flawed.
Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011
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I always remind people that in adversity, there's opportunity, Cheney added.
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I always remind people that in adversity, there's opportunity, Cheney added.
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And struck a match - Ah, even in adversity life can be sweet.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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So we know that the Czechs do not lack for courage in adversity and so perhaps Mr. Klaus will yet stand upright amongst so many reeds blown down in the wind.
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Call it Renaissance 2.0 or whatever, but this adversity is going to result in an innovation boom.
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That is typical of Bent, uncrushed by disappointment, enthusiastic even in adversity, and not at all ready to give up on his England dream.
Darren Bent: Missing out on World Cup squad hurt like hell Paul Wilson 2010
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So we know that the Czechs do not lack for courage in adversity and so perhaps Mr. Klaus will yet stand upright amongst so many reeds blown down in the wind.
Archive 2009-09-13 2009
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Books have always been written in adversity, and have never paid well.
Too many books? Far too few, more like Robert McCrum 2010
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