adversity
noun /ədˈvɜːsəti/
/ədˈvɜːrsəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural adversities)
(formal)- a difficult or unpleasant situation
- courage in the face of adversity
- He overcame many personal adversities.
- patience in adversity
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + adversity- be faced with
- meet with
- overcome
- …
- in adversity
- in the face of adversity
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French adversite, from Latin adversitas, from advertere ‘turn towards’ from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’.