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English noun: adversity | |||
| 1. | adversity (state) a state of misfortune or affliction | ||
| Samples | Debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity. A life of hardship. | ||
| Synonyms | hard knocks, hardship | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affliction, catastrophe, disaster, distress, extremity, ill-being, low-water mark, nadir, victimization | ||
| 2. | adversity (event) a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | ||
| Samples | A period marked by adversities. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bad luck, misfortune | ||
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