| adversity definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | misfortune | 237 sets |
| 2 | hardship | 78 sets |
| 3 | hardship; misfortune | 72 sets |
| 4 | great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event | 47 sets |
| 5 | misfortune; hardship | 32 sets |
| 6 | poverty; misfortune | 32 sets |
| 7 | misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events | 32 sets |
| 8 | a state of misfortune or affliction | 27 sets |
| 9 | condition of being in unfavorable circumstances | 24 sets |
| 10 | a state, condition, or instance of serious or continued difficulty or adverse fortune | 19 sets |
| 11 | misfortune, unfavorable happening | 19 sets |
| 12 | hardship, misfortune | 19 sets |
| 13 | n. misfortune. | 19 sets |
| 14 | n. poverty; misfortune | 15 sets |
| 15 | great trouble or difficulty | 14 sets |
| 16 | misfortune, hardship | 13 sets |
| 17 | condition of being in unfavorable circusances | 11 sets |
| 18 | misfortune. | 9 sets |
| 19 | poverty | 8 sets |
| 20 | a state of hardship or misfortune | 8 sets |
| 21 | (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events | 7 sets |
| 22 | noun: hardship, misfortune | 7 sets |
| 23 | poverty, misfortune | 6 sets |
| 24 | severe difficulty | 6 sets |
| 25 | misfortune; hardship. | 6 sets |
| 26 | a condition marked by misfortune | 6 sets |
| 27 | a state of hardship or difficulty | 5 sets |
| 28 | unfortunate conditions | 5 sets |
| 29 | a misfortune; distress | 5 sets |
| 30 | hardship; great misfortune | 5 sets |
| 31 | trouble; difficulty | 5 sets |
| 32 | n. hardship; misfortune | 4 sets |
| 33 | a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress | 4 sets |
| 34 | n. unfavourable conditions; trouble | 4 sets |
| 35 | condition of being in unfavorable circumstance | 4 sets |
| 36 | hardship and suffering | 4 sets |
| 37 | an event marked by misfortune | 4 sets |
| 38 | n. great trouble or difficulty | 4 sets |
| 39 | a state of hardship or affliction; misfortune | 4 sets |
| 40 | trouble | 4 sets |