in+adversity

  • 21adversity — ad•ver•si•ty [[t]ædˈvɜr sɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) adverse fortune or fate; misfortune; calamity: in times of adversity[/ex] 2) an adverse event or circumstance: to cope with life s many adversities[/ex] • Etymology: 1200–50; (< AF) < L syn …

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  • 22adversity — /ədˈvɜsəti/ (say uhd versuhtee) noun (plural adversities) 1. adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress: *his short season of adversity had rubbed all the little crudities off his character –miles franklin,… …

  • 23adversity —   Pilikia, pōpilikia.    ♦ To bring adversity, ho omāhūwā …

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  • 24adversity — see adversity makes strange bedfellows …

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  • 25adversity — noun (plural ties) Date: 13th century a state, condition, or instance of serious or continued difficulty or adverse fortune Synonyms: see misfortune …

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  • 26Adversity — …

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  • 27adversity — noun /ædˈvɜ(ɹ)s.ɪ.ti/ a) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity. b) An event that is adverse; calamity …

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  • 28adversity — ad·ver·si·ty || É™d vɜːsÉ™tɪ n. misfortune, hardship; distress, suffering …

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  • 29adversity — noun (plural adversities) difficulty or misfortune …

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  • 30adversity — n. Misfortune, calamity, affliction, trouble, suffering, woe, disaster, distress, misery, ill luck, bad luck, broken fortunes, hard life, frowns of fortune, reverses of fortune, hard times, ill fate, ills of life, a sea of troubles …

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