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adversity
noun
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- DVERSIT
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ædˈvɝ.sɪ.ti
Meaning
Definitions
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”
In context
Example Sentences
a period marked by adversities
debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity
a life of hardship
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