1. Adjective
Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.
2. Adjective
Opposite.
3. Adjective
In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse.
4. Verb
To oppose; to resist.
5. Adjective
in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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