adversity
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sɪAntonyms
1. prosperity.
1. prosperity.
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adversity (ədˈvɜːsɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | distress; affliction; hardship |
| 2. | an unfortunate event or incident |
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Adversity
is a TOEFL word you need to know.
So is celestial. Does it mean:
| pertaining to the sky or heaven; divine |
| driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above |
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Word Origin & History
adversity
early 13c., aduersite, from O.Fr. aversite (Mod.Fr. adversité), from L. adversitatem "opposition," from adversus (see adverse).
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Example sentences
He learns to welcome misfortune, learns that adversity is the prosperity of the great.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
OP, maybe your good fortune in the past did not train you well to face adversity.
Hep was the ultimate role model in showing us how to handle adversity.
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