adversity
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4.9
- noun
- /ædˈvɜːrsɪti/
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adversidad
- After facing years of financial adversity, she finally started her own successful business.
- facing adversity
- overcome adversity
- coping with adversity
Not everyone who goes through adversity develops resilience.
- Not everyone who goes through adversity develops resilience.
- We will use the adversity to help us.
- And so I, I would say that adversity could be an advantage.
- Maybe I'm not like the wise scholars who tell us that adversity brings strength.
- So not all adversity is going to cause depression.
- And, you know, and everybody deals with adversity in different ways.
- Like, you know, adversity is, is the best teacher in the world.
- And it doesn't matter what dynamic of trial or adversity ever emerged.
- Because obviously you've dealt with your share of adversity in your life since birth.
- I also fought with life and, you know, adversities and stuff like that.
- People don't know the opportunity that every adversity represents.
- Then once they get tested and they get pushed and, and adversity comes, they break.
- And I think also adversity breeds character.
- But the world will have to learn through adversity.
- Well, I would first say that adversity is here.
Examples
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However, some young people do overcome great adversity in their lives and many barriers to achievement.
Academic text (1996) -
Good humor in the face of adversity was one of his best qualities.
Fiction book (2001) -
I really believe that that adversity really is a gift.
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So I look at your adversity as a positive.
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We will use the adversity to help us.
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Perhaps a little adversity was what they needed to bring them together, though.
Fiction book (1990) -
Behind every moment of adversity, two things always occur.
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Even during her early years, she showed the ability to rise above great adversity.
Academic text (2008) -
I have the type of mind that works most effectively in times of adversity.
Fiction book (2001) -
Our greatness will be measured by our response to adversity.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation that causes difficulty, worry, or inconvenience
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2.8
Pain and trouble that a person feels in the body or mind
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2.9
A period when someone has difficulty or trouble
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1.0
Unlucky events that happen by chance
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3.1
A period when someone faces problems or a lot of stress
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3.4
A time of serious difficulty, often with little money or food
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3.1
A period when people have many problems with money or daily life
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6.5
A difficult situation that is hard to get out of
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5.8
A difficult or embarrassing situation that is hard to escape
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3.7
A bad event that causes trouble
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6.7
A condition that causes great pain or suffering, often from illness
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9.1
A time of great trouble and suffering
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6.0
Difficult experiences that teach you important life lessons
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3.9
A difficult time that is hard to get through
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Etymology
Adversity comes from Latin parts ad- ('to') and vertere ('to turn'), giving the image of something being 'turned against' you and the same root appears in English words like reverse. So adversity means 'hardship' or trouble that comes your way.