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Opposition; contrariety.

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  1. n. Opposition; contrariety.
  2. n. a state of misfortune or affliction
  3. n. a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
  4. 1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] Wyclif. Adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon. Syn. -- Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.
  5. n:100 n. a state of misfortune or affliction n. a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event