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Meanings of adversity in English

Catalan
adversitat

A state of misfortune or affliction.

adversitat
Spanish
tribulación

A trying period or event.

tribulación
Usage of adversity in English
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I want to know their views on religion and politics and adversity.
The Guardian
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Increasing evidence suggests intergenerational effects of maternal early adversity on offspring self-regulation.
Pubmed
3
Siposs is used to overcoming adversity and is ready for the challenge.
News.com.au
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Orlando, meanwhile, continues to deal with adversity in the form of injuries.
Reuters
5
The trial of adversity was theirs; the trial of prosperity is ours.
The Art of Public Speaking
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We need to be better at dealing with that period of adversity.
BBC
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All models were controlled for sex, family adversity, and obstetric risk status.
Pubmed
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He thinks the furore and the adversity have given him new resolve.
The Guardian
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Few champions have given adversity quite such a kicking as Justine Hénin-Hardenne.
The Guardian
10
Jubb's achievements are even more impressive given the adversity he has suffered.
The Guardian
11
For many weeks the elections in the North promised nothing but adversity.
Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, wit...
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Perhaps then I have been after all functioning quite well in adversity.
A Tale of Time City
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They have demonstrated these qualities in adversity as well as in victory.
State of the Union Addresses
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Hemmes, however, is famed for his ability to bounce back from adversity.
News.com.au
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Only in adversity does Paul O'Connell's true character tend to be revealed.
The Irish Times
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Wherefore, live undaunted; and oppose gallant breasts against the strokes of adversity.
The Works of Horace
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Translations for adversity
Catalan
adversitat
Adversity through the time
Adversity across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common