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Definition of adversity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adversity

noun
 
/ədˈvɜːsəti/
 
/ədˈvɜːrsəti/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural adversities)
(formal)
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  1. a difficult or unpleasant situation
    • courage in the face of adversity
    • He overcame many personal adversities.
    • patience in adversity
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + adversity
    • be faced with
    • meet with
    • overcome
    • …
    preposition
    • in adversity
    phrases
    • in the face of adversity
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French adversite, from Latin adversitas, from advertere ‘turn towards’ from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
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