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- pronunciation:
 d
vr
sih
ti
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
adversities |
| definition 1: |
a condition of misfortune or difficulty.
厄运, 不幸
Many families faced adversity when the factory laid off half its workers.- synonyms:
- hardship, misery, misfortune, trouble
- antonyms:
- ease, prosperity
- similar words:
- affliction, cross, suffering, trial, tribulation, woe
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| definition 2: |
an adverse event or circumstance.
- synonyms:
- accident, affliction, blow, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, setback
- similar words:
- calamity, catastrophe, comedown, cross, disaster, evil, hardship, tragedy, trial
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| related words: |
distress, ordeal, pinch, travail |
The word adversity
contains the following parts:
ad-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
Originally a Latin preposition and prefix, ad-
occurs in English in Latin loanwords. It has multiple forms, as the final 'd' sound in ad-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms: ac-, af-, ag-1, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, and at-.
Example words:
adapt, add, addict, addiction, adequate, adhere, adjacent, adjective, adjust, administer, administrator, admission, admit, adopt, adoption, adverb, adversary, adverse, adversity, advertise, advocate
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
Example words:
adversary, adverse, adversity, advertise, advertisement, anniversary, avert, controversial, controversy, conversation, converse1, convert, convertible, diverse, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, extrovert, invert, invertebrate, irreversible, reverse, universe, university, versatile, verse, version, versus, vertebrate, vertex, vertical
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