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adversity

[ ad-vur-si-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ad·ver·si·ties

adverse or unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress:
Friends will show their true colors in times of adversity.
Synonyms: misery, trouble, disaster, catastrophe
Antonyms: prosperity
an adverse or unfortunate event or circumstance:
You will meet many adversities in life.

adversity

/ ədˈvɜːsɪtɪ /

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English adversite, from Anglo-French, from Latin adversitās “opposition”; equivalent to adverse + -ity

They are stories of persecution and triumph, adversity and strength.

No matter what adversity or fear we may confront, we are always inherently free to choose how to be.

She has inspired us all with her courage in the face of adversity and her strength for never giving up.

How she triumphed over the adversity in her life is what makes her such a powerful role model for generations of women.

And yet these A-listers seem to have that “strength in adversity” image down cold.

Even God may look with pleasure upon a brave man struggling against adversity.

The blasts of adversity were necessary to winnow the spurious and false away, and to leave the tried and true behind.

And therefore he never withdraweth his mercy from us: but though he chastise his people with adversity he forsaketh them not.

The former says:—'I condemn thy teaching; it is (mere) adversity.'

It is characteristic of the Germans to bring an accusation like that against a brave and innocent man in adversity.

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