adversity
US
/ədˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
UK
/ədˈvɜː.sə.ti/
Meaning
A difficult or unpleasant situation that causes problems or suffering.
मुश्किल या बुरी परिस्थिति, जिसकी वजह से परेशानी या तकलीफ़ हो।
Examples
“The family showed great courage in the face of adversity.”
“The team learned to support one another during adversity.”
“Despite adverse conditions, the volunteers delivered food to the village.”
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Not natural: She faced with adversity after losing her job.
Better: She faced adversity after losing her job.
Use 'face adversity' directly. The verb 'face' does not take 'with' in this construction.
'Face adversity' सीधे कहते हैं। इस structure में 'face' के बाद 'with' नहीं लगाते।
Not natural: He overcame an adversity in college.
Better: He overcame adversity in college.
Adversity is usually an uncountable noun, so it normally does not take 'a' or 'an'.
'Adversity' आमतौर पर uncountable noun है, इसलिए इसके पहले सामान्यतः 'a' या 'an' नहीं लगाते।
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Adversity refers to difficult circumstances as a whole; use 'face adversity' or 'overcome adversity,' and usually do not put 'a' before it.
Adversity से मतलब कुल मिलाकर मुश्किल हालात से है। 'Face adversity' या 'overcome adversity' कहें और आमतौर पर इसके पहले 'a' न लगाएँ।