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Definition of: adversity
(ad·vûr′sə·tē) noun plural ·ties
A condition of hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamity. See synonyms under CATASTROPHE, MISFORTUNE. [<OF aversite <L adversitas <adversus. See ADVERSE.]
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