adversity
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(noun) a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event: "a period marked by adversities" |
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Related Words: bad luck, misfortune |
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(noun) a state of misfortune or affliction: "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" |
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Synonyms: hardship |
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Related Words: affliction, bad luck, catastrophe, disaster, distress, extremity, ill, ill luck, ill-being, low-water mark, misfortune, nadir, trouble |
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