Difference between revisions of "Adversity"
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| − | *1. The [[state]] or condition of being contrary or opposed; [[opposition]], contrariety. Obs. | + | *1. The [[state]] or condition of being contrary or opposed; [[Polarity|opposition]], contrariety. Obs. |
*2. The condition of adverse fortune; a state opposed to well-being or prosperity; misfortune, distress, [[trial]], or affliction. (The earliest sense in [[English]]) | *2. The condition of adverse fortune; a state opposed to well-being or prosperity; misfortune, distress, [[trial]], or affliction. (The earliest sense in [[English]]) | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 30 January 2010
- 1. The state or condition of being contrary or opposed; opposition, contrariety. Obs.
- 2. The condition of adverse fortune; a state opposed to well-being or prosperity; misfortune, distress, trial, or affliction. (The earliest sense in English)
- 3. An adverse circumstance; a misfortune, calamity, trial.
- 4. Contrariness of nature; perversity. (In Shak. = perverse one, quibbler.) Obs.
