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What does adversity mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
  2. (countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
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The team has suffered through some adversity, but they seem to be the better for it.
If we abandon our ideals in the face of adversity and aggression, then those ideals were never really in our possession.
The real issue is that suffering is part of life, as are loss and adversity.
They showed that they can stare adversity in the face and still come out on top.
The history of man, which is peppered with triumph over adversity, has been a long and difficult one.
He symbolises great tolerance, and dogged persistence in the face of adversity.

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