Adversity

Definitions

1. The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
   uncountable, usually
2. An event that is adverse; calamity.
   countable, usually

Equivalents

29 more languages

العربيةالمحنةبأسبؤسضنكمصيبة+ 2 more

Azərbaycan dilibəladərdmüsibətqada+ 1 more

Българскибеданесполука

Bosanskiбеда

Catalàadversitat

Danskmodgang

Ελληνικάαναποδιάαντιξοότητααντιξοότητες

Suomiepäedullisuusvastatuulivastoinkäyminen

Gàidhligana-cothrom

עבריתלילה

हिन्दीगर्दिशप्रतिकूलप्रतिकूलताफ़लाकत+ 1 more

Hrvatskiбеда

Magyarszerencsétlenség

Italianoavversità

日本語逆境

ქართულიგასაჭირიუბედურებაჭირი

한국어역경

Latinaasperum

Македонскибеданесреќа

Nederlandsramptegenslagtegenspoedtegenval+ 1 more

Polskinieszczęścieniewygodaponiewierkaprzeciwność+ 1 more

Portuguêsadversidadeinfortúnio

Românăadversitate

Русскийбедабедствиебедствиянеприятностинесчастьенесчастья+ 3 more

Српскибеда

Svenskabakslageländemotgångmotighet+ 1 more

Türkçebahtsızlık

Українськабідали́хонеща́стя

Tiếng Việtgian khổnghịch cảnh

Examples

“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.”

“God approves all adversity. Not all adversity that the Christian encounters is due to sins in the Christian's life. Not all adversity is the fault of the Christian.”

“These are the people who will overcome⟳ the adversity, chaos, and destruction of combat and defeat⟳ the enemy in war.”

“Having “secret notice⟳,” the writer of “True Remembrances” declares of the above complains, he retired into Munster, intending to proceed to England, to justify⟳ himself; but was detained there for want⟳ of money by the breaking out of rebellion. This adversity befell him in the autumn of 1598.”

“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”

“Make⟳ sure that your child’s adversity is really an adversity. Not having parents who can buy⟳ a new car upon your son’s sixteenth birthday is not an adversity. Being the only girl on the block⟳ who doesn’t own⟳ a designed handbag is not an adversity”

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