Adversity
Pronunciation : Ad*ver"si*ty
Part of Speech : n.; pl. Adversities(#).
Etymology : [OE. adversite, F. adversit?, fr. L. adversitas.]
Definition : 1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] Wyclif. Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon.
Syn. -- Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913