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adversity Definition

ad·ver·sity (ad vʉr′sə tē, əd-)

noun

  1. a state of wretchedness or misfortune; poverty and trouble
  2. pl. -·ties an instance of misfortune; calamity

Etymology: ME < OFr adversité, aversite < L adversitas < adversus, adverse

adversity Synonyms

adversity

n.

misfortune, reverse, trouble; see affliction, difficulty 1, 2, misfortune 1.

adversity Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • overcome: Typical of the great minds of our times, he has had to overcome tremendous adversity to make his mark in our world.
  • survive: His experience of surviving adversity across the remote world second to none.
  • suffer: They show a picture of a man who having suffered adversity has tackled it head on.
  • face: Help me to trust in you to come to my aid whenever I face adversity or opposition.
  • turn: Instead, seldom can any band have turned adversity to such advantage.
  • handle: All of a sudden there is no fuel to maintain the same level of intensity or to handle adversity.

Preposition: into

opportunity: However, once the decision has been taken to re-establish your pedigree flock, the possibility exists to turn adversity into opportunity.

Adjective modifier

  • extreme: It was a fantastic show of human spirit in extreme adversity.
  • economic: But there have also been periods of decline and economic adversity.
  • such: How helpless can people feel, in the face of such adversity, it would take a miracle to save us now.
  • great: Events may turn out contrary to what was expected and great adversity may come.
  • early: Richards M and Wadsworth M. ( 2004 ) Long-term effects of early adversity on cognitive function.
  • social: Precipitating factors usually involve a life event or social adversity.

Noun used with modifier

  • childhood: Childhood adversity, monoamine oxidase A genotype, and risk for conduct disorder.
  • life: To what extent do mental health problems and stress physiology correlate with significant life adversity?

Preposition: in

  • way: What we witnessed on Thursday was people dealing with adversity in a sensible way.
  • world: Learn about surviving adversity in a world that is not fair.

Preposition: of

  • life: God uses the adversities of life, from relatively minor things to the worst thing you can imagine.
  • war: I believe, however, that the UN ideally, should not have to alleviate the desolation and adversity of war.

Preposition: with

courage: When you feel stronger we can face any of life's adversities with renewed courage and that makes our life easier.