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ad·ver·si·ty
 adversity
- pronunciation:
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sih
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noun |
| inflections: |
adversities |
| definition: |
a condition of trouble or difficulty.
Times were bad, and the town was filled with adversity.She lost her home in the flood but faced this adversity with courage.- synonyms:
- hardship, misery, misfortune, trouble
- antonyms:
- ease, prosperity
- similar words:
- affliction, cross, suffering, trial, woe
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| related words: |
distress, ordeal, pinch |
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