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adversity
noun
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
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ædˈvɝ.sɪ.ti
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noun
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
“a period marked by adversities”
noun
a state of misfortune or affliction
“debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity”
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a period marked by adversities
debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity
a life of hardship
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