adversity

Noun

Meaning

Opposition; contrariety.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

trial suffering disaster trouble distress hardship misery affliction hard knocks calvary problem heartache failure cross pain

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Antonyms

clover felicity salvation support success health

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Hypernyms

misfortune bad luck ill luck tough luck

Hyponyms

nadir disaster distress catastrophe extremity affliction

Derivatives

adversities

Examples

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. Aristotle

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. Publilius Syrus

If there be light, then there is darkness if cold, heat if height, depth if solid, fluid if hard, soft if rough, smooth if calm, tempest if prosperity, adversity if life, death. Pythagoras

Adversity is the touchstone of virtue. English Proverb

Adversity is the touchstone of friendship. French Proverb

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. Romanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

adversifoliate adversifolious adversion adversive advert advert agency