Engelsk navneord: adversity | |||
| 1. | adversity (om tilstand) a state of misfortune or affliction | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity. A life of hardship. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hard knocks, hardship | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | affliction, catastrophe, disaster, distress, extremity, ill-being, low-water mark, nadir, victimization | ||
| 2. | adversity (om begivenhed) a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A period marked by adversities. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | bad luck, misfortune | ||