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- [ad-vur-si-tee]
- /ædˈvɜr sɪ ti/
- /ədˈvɜː.sə.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ad-vur-si-tee]
- /ædˈvɜr sɪ ti/
Definitions of adversity word
- noun adversity an unfortunate event or incident 4
- variable noun adversity Adversity is a very difficult or unfavourable situation. 3
- noun adversity distress; affliction; hardship 3
- noun adversity a state of wretchedness or misfortune; poverty and trouble 3
- noun adversity an instance of misfortune; calamity 3
- noun plural adversity adverse or unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress: Friends will show their true colors in times of adversity. 1
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Origin of adversity
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English adversite (< Anglo-French) < Latin adversitās. See adverse, -ity
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Parts of speech for Adversity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adversity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for adversity
noun adversity
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- crunch — If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
Antonyms for adversity
noun adversity
- good luck — good fortune
- miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
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