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| adversity |
an adverse event or circumstance. [1/2 definitions] |
| contrary |
not favorable; adverse. [1/6 definitions] |
| DDT |
a powerful pesticide, insoluble in water, currently restricted in the United States because of adverse effects on the environment; dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. |
| doom |
to set on a fixed course, esp. to an unhappy or adverse end; destine. [1/5 definitions] |
| hardy |
able to endure or survive harsh weather or adverse conditions; not easily killed. [1/2 definitions] |
| inimical |
having or tending to have a bad effect; harmful or adverse. [1/2 definitions] |
| malady |
a disorderly or adverse condition. [1/2 definitions] |
| physical dependence |
a body's adaptation to a chronically-used drug such that withdrawal of the drug results in adverse physical symptoms. |
| prejudice |
disadvantage or harm caused by the adverse preconceptions of others. [1/6 definitions] |
| risk |
to take the chance of or accept the possibility of (some harmful or adverse consequence). [1/6 definitions] |
| stricture |
an adverse comment or remark; criticism. [1/3 definitions] |
| threaten |
to announce as an action that one might take, such action being considered one that would have an adverse effect on oneself or others. [1/7 definitions] |
| thwart |
crossing one's purposes; adverse or perverse. [1/5 definitions] |
| tolerant |
able to accept adverse conditions or effects. [1/2 definitions] |
| unfortunate |
suffering from adverse luck; unlucky. [3/4 definitions] |
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