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adversity (s) (noun), adversities (pl)
1. A condition of misfortune or affliction: So many people in numerous countries are facing the adversities of hunger, illness, poverty, and killings or being crippled as a result of the ongoing wars.
2. An extremely unfavorable experience or harmful event: The strong winter winds with freezing rains or flooding have been adversities for many who were not prepared for such unusual calamities.
Continual misfortune and hardship.
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Ill fortune, a calamity, or distress.
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Wretchedness, misfortune, trouble.
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Misfortune and hardship; extremely unfavorable experiences or harmful events. (3)