adversity
nounEtymology
From Old French adversité, from Latin adversitātem, the accusative singular of adversitās, from adversus, the perfect passive participle of advertō (“to turn toward”).
- derived from adversitātem
- derived from adversité
Definitions
The state of adverse conditions
The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
- 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.
An event that is adverse
An event that is adverse; calamity.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at adversity. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at adversity. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at adversity
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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