Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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adversity | Yes | No | No | No |
disaster | Yes | No | No | No |
adversity (noun) | disaster (noun) |
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a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event | an act that has disastrous consequences |
a state of misfortune or affliction | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune |