Definitions for adversityædˈvɜr sɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ad•ver•si•ty*ædˈvɜr sɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties
adverse fortune or fate; misfortune; calamity:
in times of adversity.
an adverse event or circumstance:
to cope with life's many adversities.
* for 2 .. Syn: See misfortune.
Origin of adversity:
1200–50; (< AF) < L
Princeton's WordNet
adversity, hardship, hard knocks(noun)
a state of misfortune or affliction
"debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
adversity(noun)
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
"a period marked by adversities"
Wiktionary
adversity(Noun)
The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
adversity(Noun)
An event that is adverse; calamity.
Origin: From adversité, from adversitatem, the accusative singular of adversitas, from adversus, the perfect passive participle of adverto.
Webster Dictionary
Adversity(noun)
opposition; contrariety
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
ADVERSITY
A bottomless lake, surrounded by near-sighted friends.
Translations for adversity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
adversity(noun)
misfortune or hardship.
- ongelukAfrikaans
- شِدَّه، مِحْنَه، ضَرَّاءArabic
- нещастиеBulgarian
- adversidadePortuguese (BR)
- nepřízeňCzech
- das MißgeschickGerman
- modgangDanish
- αντιξοότητα, ατυχίαGreek
- adversidadSpanish
- ebaõnnEstonian
- بدبختی؛ بدبیاریFarsi
- vastoinkäyminenFinnish
- adversitéFrench
- צָרָה, מְצוּקָהHebrew
- कठिनाईHindi
- nesrećaCroatian
- viszontagságHungarian
- kesengsaraan, kemalanganIndonesian
- mótlæti, andstreymiIcelandic
- avversità, sfortunaItalian
- 苦境Japanese
- 불행Korean
- nelaimė, sunkus išmėginimasLithuanian
- nelaime; postsLatvian
- kecelakaanMalay
- tegenspoedDutch
- motgangNorwegian
- przeciwność losuPolish
- بدبختی؛ بدبیاریPersian
- بد بختیPashto
- adversidadePortuguese
- dificultăţi, greutăţi, necazuriRomanian
- невзгодыRussian
- nepriazeňSlovak
- zla srečaSlovenian
- nedaćaSerbian
- motgång, eländeSwedish
- เคราะห์กรรม; ความทุกข์ร้อนThai
- aksilik, talihsizlikTurkish
- 逆境Chinese (Trad.)
- напасть, лихоUkrainian
- مصیبت ، کم بختی ، آفتUrdu
- những điều không mayVietnamese
- 逆境Chinese (Simp.)
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