Difference between revisions of "Adversity"
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| + | *1. The [[state]] or condition of being contrary or opposed; [[opposition]], contrariety. Obs. | ||
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| + | *2. The condition of adverse fortune; a state opposed to well-being or prosperity; misfortune, distress, [[trial]], or affliction. (The earliest sense in [[English]]) | ||
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| + | *3. An adverse circumstance; a misfortune, calamity, trial. | ||
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| + | *4. Contrariness of [[nature]]; perversity. (In Shak. = perverse one, quibbler.) Obs. | ||
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Revision as of 21:18, 22 August 2009
- 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.
