adversity
/ædˈvɝ.sɪ.ti/noun4 syllables
Adversity means: a state of misfortune or affliction.
Synonyms for adversity12
noun, as in a state of misfortune or affliction
also used for adversity
mischance, misluck, adverseness, bad cess, bad luck, disadventure, hard luck, ill luck, misadventure, nakba
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What does adversity mean?2
noun
1
a state of misfortune or affliction“debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity”
2
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event“a period marked by adversities”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with adversity?1
four syllables
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Adversity in a sentence
- You embody grace, even in the face of adversity.Igider
- Despite adversity, the ingenious man achieved worldwide fame.fishda
- In the end, he also faltered in the face of great adversity.AlanF_US
- We stand firm in the face of adversity, unwavering.Igider
- She carries on smiling even in the face of adversity.auxitt
- They must have struggled against adversity from their early days.unknown
- She found strength in teaching others to overcome adversity.Igider
- We stand firm in the face of adversity.Igider
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Forms of adversity
as a noun
- plural
- adversities