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ad·ver·sity (ad vʉr′sə tē, əd-)
noun
- a state of wretchedness or misfortune; poverty and trouble
- pl. adversities -·ties an instance of misfortune; calamity
Etymology: ME < OFr adversité, aversite < L adversitas < adversus, adverse
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