Definizione monolingua

adversity

adversity (usually uncountable; plural adversities)

1. The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
   • 1858, Anthony Trollope, Doctor Thorne^[1], Read Books, ISBN 9781443734035, published 2008, Chapter III, page 55:

     The doctor loved the squire, loved him as his oldest friend; but he loved him ten times better as being in adversity than he could ever have done had things gone well at Greshansbury in his time.

   • 2007, Earl Crouch, “When Adversity Strikes”, in Do You Know?^[2], PublishAmerica, ISBN 9781424173914, page 60:

     God approves all adversity. Not all adversity that the Christian encounters is due to sins in the Christians life. Not all adversity is the fault of the Christian.

   • 1998, Karel Montor, et al, “Directing and Coordinating Operations”, in Karel Montor editor, Naval Leadership: Voices of Experience^[3], edition 2nd edition, Naval Institute Press, ISBN 9781557505965, Efficient and Professional Conduct, page 278:

     These are the people who will overcome the adversity, chaos, and destruction of combat and defeat the enemy in war.

2. An event that is adverse; calamity.
   • 1859,, “The Great Earl of Cork”, The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, volume LIV, Alex Thom & Sons, page 326:?

     Having “secret notice,” the writer of “True Remembrances” declares of the above complains, he retired into Munster, intending to proceed to England, to justify himself; but was detained there for want of money by the breaking out of rebellion. This adversity befell him in the autumn of 1598.

   • 1977, Genevieve Burton, “Family Adversity and the Nurse”, in Interpersonal Relations: A Guide for Nurses^[4], edition Fourth edition, Routledge, ISBN 9780422769907, published 1979, page 101:

     Every family is struck by adversity at one time or another. No matter how mature the patients are, regardless of the care an advantages they give their children, despite a desirable interactive love between family members, adversity will attack any family

   • 2006, Elizabeth Wissner-Gross, “Getting Your Kid off the Waiting List and into the School of His or Her Dreams”, in What Colleges Dont Tell You (and Other Parents Dont Want You to Know: 272 Secrets for Getting Your Kid Into the Top Schools^[5], Plume, ISBN 9780452288546, published 2007, page 272:

     Make sure that your child’s adversity is really an adversity. Not having parents who can buy a new car upon your son’s sixteenth birthday is not an adversity. Being the only girl on the block who doesn’t own a designed handbag is not an adversity

Definizione dizionario adversity

	avversità
	state of adverse
	adverse event

	tribolazione
	A trying period or event.

abbassamento

accidente

avversita

avvilimento

disastro

miseria

sfortuna

Altri significati:

An event that is adverse; calamity.

The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.