Definitions
Hardship, difficulty, or misfortune.
Word origin
From Old French adversité, from Latin adversitātem, the accusative singular of adversitās, from adversus, the perfect passive participle of advertō (“to turn toward”).
Used in a sentence
“The doctor loved the squire, loved him as his oldest friend; but he loved him ten times better as being in adversity than he could ever have done had things gone well at Greshansbury in his time.”
“God approves all adversity. Not all adversity that the Christian encounters is due to sins in the Christian's life. Not all adversity is the fault of the Christian.”
“These are the people who will overcome the adversity, chaos, and destruction of combat and defeat the enemy in war.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Difficult fortune”9 letters
02“Hardship”9 letters
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