adversity

Signification (Anglais)

1. The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
2. An event that is adverse; calamity.

Concepts

adversité

malheur

abaissement

malchance

affliction

mal

désolation

désespoir

désappointement

tribulation

Synonymes

misfortune

bad luck

calamity

distress

hardship

disaster

woe

difficulty

affliction

unfortunate

trouble

accident

mischance

reverse

tragedy

misery

sad

☹️

unfortunately

unhappiness

sadness

infelicity

mishap

grief

ill luck

pain

hard luck

poverty

trial

hard knocks

danger

❗

ordeal

misadventure

sorrow

unfortunateness

deterioration

crash

destruction

destitution

couching

despair

descent

contrariety

derogation

demotion

casualty

adverseness

abjection

ill-luck

indigence

ill

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Traductions

adversidad

Unglück

avversità

adversidade

adversitat

Widrigkeit

tegenspoed

Ungemach

infortunio

ongeluk

Mißgeschick

εναντιότητα

Missgeschick

Niedergeschlagenheit

δυστυχία

Coupé comme

ad‧ver‧si‧ty

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ædˈvɝ.sɪ.ti/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Old French adversité, from Latin adversitātem, the accusative singular of adversitās, from adversus, the perfect passive participle of advertō (“I turn toward”).