in+adversity
11Adversity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Adversity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 adversity adversity evil &c. 619 Sgm: N 1 failure failure &c. 732 Sgm: N 1 bad luck bad luck ill luck evil luck adverse luck hard fortune …
12adversity — n. to face; overcome adversity * * * [əd vɜːsɪtɪ] overcome adversity to face …
13adversity — [[t]ædvɜ͟ː(r)sɪti[/t]] adversities N VAR: oft in/of N Adversity is a very difficult or unfavourable situation. He showed courage in adversity. Syn: misfortune …
14adversity makes strange bedfellows — While the underlying idea remains the same, there has always been some variation in the first word of the proverb: see also politics makes strange bedfellows. 1611 SHAKESPEARE Tempest II. ii. 37 My best way is to creep under his gaberdine; there… …
15adversity — /ad verr si tee/, n., pl. adversities for 2. 1. adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress: A friend will show his or her true colors in times of adversity. 2. an adverse or unfortunate event or circumstance …
16adversity — ad|ver|si|ty [ədˈvə:sıti US ə:r ] n [U] a situation in which you have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck ▪ his courage in the face of adversity …
17adversity — ad|ver|si|ty [ æd vɜrsəti ] noun count or uncount a difficult period in your life in which you have many problems: We struggled on in the face of adversity …
18adversity — noun (U) a situation in which you have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck: to keep the family together in times of adversity …
19adversity — noun the studio made sure the public saw only the manufactured glamour and none of the real adversity of her private life Syn: misfortune, ill luck, bad luck, trouble, difficulty, hardship, distress, disaster, suffering, affliction, sorrow,… …
20adversity — UK [ədˈvɜː(r)sətɪ] / US [ædˈvɜrsətɪ] noun [uncountable] a difficult period in your life in which you have many problems We struggled on in the face of adversity …
