adversity

Found in thesaurus: misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, bad luck

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adversity
n. misfortune, adverse fortune, hardship; distress, suffering

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Stress (biology)
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adversity

Noun
1. a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"
(synonym) hardship, hard knocks
(hypernym) misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck
(hyponym) ill-being
2. a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities"
(hypernym) misfortune, bad luck


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adversity
n. nepřízeň osudu

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adversity
Rzecz. przeciwność