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plural of adversity
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1
bad luck or an example of this
- many people came face-to-face with life-altering adversity when the stock market crashed
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2
something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal
- some overcame all the adversities of the Great Depression and rebuilt their fortunes
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