Ad*ver"si*ty (#), n.; pl. Adversities(#). [OE. adversite, F. adversit'e, fr. L. adversitas.]
1.
Opposition; contrariety.
[Obs.]
Wyclif.
Adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
Bacon.
Syn. -- Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.
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