ADVERSITY

adversity

(noun) a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; “a period marked by adversities”

adversity, hardship, hard knocks

(noun) a state of misfortune or affliction; “debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity”; “a life of hardship”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

adversity (usually uncountable, plural adversities)

(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.

(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.

Synonyms

• nakba

Source: Wiktionary

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Ad*ver"si*ty, n.; pl. Adversities(#). Etym: [OE. adversite, F. adversité, fr. L. adversitas.]

1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] Wyclif. Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon.

Syn.

– Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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