adversities
Difficult times faced
Adversities is the plural of adversity—difficulties, hardships, or misfortunes.
The word typically appears in contexts emphasizing multiple or ongoing challenges: She overcame many adversities to build her business.
While adversity often works as an uncountable noun referring to hardship generally, adversities emphasizes distinct instances: the adversities of war, life's adversities.
Sustained experience of distress
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
disaster · plight · tribulation · affliction · ordeal · crisis · trauma · poverty
Defeating a challenge
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
tenacity · strength · survival · courage · determination · steadfastness · recovery · adaptation
Lack of success
- defeatVictory over another
- reversalComplete change of direction
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
hindrance · impediment · blow · complication · difficulty · challenge · barrier · hurdle
suffering
Sustained experience of distress
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
catastrophe · disaster · plight · tribulation · affliction · ordeal · crisis · trauma · poverty · famine
overcoming
Defeating a challenge
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
grit · tenacity · strength · survival · courage · determination · steadfastness · recovery · adaptation · coping
failure
Lack of success
- defeatVictory over another
- reversalComplete change of direction
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
obstacle · hindrance · impediment · blow · complication · difficulty · challenge · barrier · hurdle · stumbling block
adversitiesblessings
Favors from the divine
fortunes · boons · strokes of luck · prosperities · advantages
adversitiescomforts
Eases distress; pleasures
ease · luxuries · conveniences · smooth sailing · good times
adversitiescomforts
Eases distress; pleasures
ease · luxuries · conveniences · smooth sailing · prosperities