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ad⋅verse
[ad-vurs, ad-vurs] 
–adjective
| 1. | unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect: adverse criticism. |
| 2. | opposing one's interests or desire: adverse circumstances. |
| 3. | being or acting in a contrary direction; opposed or opposing: adverse winds. |
| 4. | opposite; confronting: the adverse page. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF, OF advers < L adversus hostile (ptp. of advertere), equiv. to ad- ad- + vert- turn + -tus ptp. suffix, with -tt- > -s-
1350–1400; ME < AF, OF advers < L adversus hostile (ptp. of advertere), equiv. to ad- ad- + vert- turn + -tus ptp. suffix, with -tt- > -s-
Related forms:
ad⋅verse⋅ly, adverb
ad⋅verse⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. hostile, inimical, unfriendly. 2. unfavorable; unlucky, unfortunate; disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic. See contrary.
1. hostile, inimical, unfriendly. 2. unfavorable; unlucky, unfortunate; disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic. See contrary.
Antonyms:
1–3. favorable.
1–3. favorable.
Usage note:
The adjectives adverse and averse are related both etymologically and semantically, each having “opposition” as a central sense. Adverse is seldom used of people but rather of effects or events, and it usually conveys a sense of hostility or harmfulness: adverse reviews; adverse winds; adverse trends in the economy. Related nouns are adversity and adversary: Adversities breed bitterness. His adversaries countered his every move. Averse is used of persons and means “feeling opposed or disinclined”; it often occurs idiomatically with a preceding negative to convey the opposite meaning “willing or agreeable,” and is not interchangeable with adverse in these contexts: We are not averse to holding another meeting. The related noun is aversion: She has a strong aversion to violence. Averse is usually followed by to, in older use occasionally by from.
The adjectives adverse and averse are related both etymologically and semantically, each having “opposition” as a central sense. Adverse is seldom used of people but rather of effects or events, and it usually conveys a sense of hostility or harmfulness: adverse reviews; adverse winds; adverse trends in the economy. Related nouns are adversity and adversary: Adversities breed bitterness. His adversaries countered his every move. Averse is used of persons and means “feeling opposed or disinclined”; it often occurs idiomatically with a preceding negative to convey the opposite meaning “willing or agreeable,” and is not interchangeable with adverse in these contexts: We are not averse to holding another meeting. The related noun is aversion: She has a strong aversion to violence. Averse is usually followed by to, in older use occasionally by from.
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| ad·verse (ād-vûrs', ād'vûrs') adj.
[Middle English, from Old French advers, from Latin adversus, past participle of advertere, to turn toward : ad-, ad- + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] ad·verse'ly adv., ad·verse'ness n. |
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Adverse
Ad"verse\, a. [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L. adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See Advert.]1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste. 2. Opposite. "Calpe's adverse height." --Byron. 3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse. Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune. --Southey. Adverse possession (Law), a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person. --Abbott. Syn: Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See Averse.Adverse
Ad*verse"\, v. t. [L. adversari: cf. OF. averser.] To oppose; to resist. [Obs.] --Gower.
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Language Translation for : adverse
Spanish:
adverso, desfavorable, negativo,
German:
ungünstig,
Japanese:
敵対的な
adverse
c.1374, from O.Fr. avers, from L. adversus "turned against," thus "hostile," pp. of advertere, from ad- "to" + vertere "to turn" (see versus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ad·verse
Pronunciation: ad-'v&rs, 'ad-"v&rs
Function: adjective
: opposed to one's interests : operating to one's detriment
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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