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Adversities

The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.

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noun

1
The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
2
An event that is adverse; calamity.

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challengesnoun	A confrontation; a dare.
difficultiesnoun	(colloquial) a series of frustrations
disastersnoun	a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell for the Overseas Development Institute.
hardshipnoun	Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
hardshipsnoun	Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
oddsnoun	The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
plightsnoun	A dire or unfortunate situation.
predicamentsnoun	An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
testsnoun	A challenge, trial.
trialsnoun	An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
tribulationsnoun	Any adversity; a trying period or event.
misfortunesnoun	(uncountable) Bad luck.
adversarianoun	(plural only, obsolete) Originally, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other.
ordealsnoun	(figuratively) A painful or trying experience.
vicissitudesnoun	an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1972 and released on the German MPS label.
setbacksnoun	An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).
adversariesnoun	An opponent or rival.
adversative	(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.
stressorsnoun	(psychology, biology) An environmental condition or influence that stresses (i.e. causes stress for) an organism.
adversarial	Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.