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ADVERSITY

\advˈəsɪti], \advˈəsɪti], \a_d_v_ˈə_s_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of ADVERSITY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The reverse or opposite of prosperity; misery; distress or unhappiness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Adverse circumstances: affliction: misfortune.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Hardship or affliction; misfortune; poverty.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. Adverse circumstances; events attended with severe trials or misfortunes.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Affliction, calamity; the cause of our sorrow, misfortune; the state of unhappiness, misery.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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