ADVERSITY
    
Meaning of ADVERSITY in English
	
n. (pl. -ies) 1 the condition of adverse fortune. 2 a misfortune.
 [ ME f. OF adversité f. L adversitas -tatis (as ADVERSE) ]
	
	
	Concise Oxford English dictionary.
    	Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.
	2012