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[ noun ] a state of misfortune or affliction

Examples

: "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity" "a life of hardship"

Used in print

(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)

There are , however , some wonderful chapters at the beginning of the second part , concerning the reactions of the Swedes in adversity .

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[ noun ] a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event

Examples

: "a period marked by adversities"

Related terms

misfortune

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