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adversity

/ædˈvɜːsɪˌti/ad-VUR-sih-tee
/ædˈvɝsɪˌti/ad-VUR-sih-tee

Meaningthe state of being adverse

Common meaning: hardship and misfortune

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchadvers‘generally avers’source
  2. Middle Englishaduersesource
  3. Englishadverse‘harmful’
  4. Englishformed in English from adverseadversity‘hardship and misfortune’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from adverse + -ity.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ADVERSE, p.9 · scan

Source words

  • advers Old French · source word “turned against”

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