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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•verse /ædˈvɜrs, ˈædvɜrs/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- unfavorable or antagonistic:adverse criticism.
- opposing one's interests or wishes:adverse circumstances.
- being in an opposite direction:adverse winds.
ad•verse•ly, adv. ad•verse•ness, n. [uncountable]See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•verse (ad vûrs′, ad′vûrs),USA pronunciation adj. - unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect:adverse criticism.
- opposing one's interests or desire:adverse circumstances.
- being or acting in a contrary direction;
opposed or opposing:adverse winds. - opposite;
confronting:the adverse page.
- Latin adversus hostile (past participle of advertere), equivalent. to ad- ad- + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix, with -tt- -s-
- Anglo-French, Old French advers
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hostile, inimical, unfriendly.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unfavorable; unlucky, unfortunate; disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic. See contrary.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. favorable.
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. |