Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic.
- adjective Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable.
- adjective Moving in an opposite or opposing direction.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Being or acting in a contrary direction; opposed or opposing in position or course; opposite; confronting: most commonly used of hurtful or hostile opposedness, but sometimes of mere opposition in space.
- Antagonistic in purpose or effect; opposite; hostile; inimical: as, an adverse party; adverse criticism.
- Opposing desire; contrary to the wishes or to supposed good; hence, unfortunate; calamitous; unprosperous: as, adverse fate or circumstances.
- In botany, turned toward the axis: the opposite of
averse , but rarely used. Seeanatropous . - Averse, Inimical, etc. See
hostile . - Unfortunate, unlucky, calamitous, untoward, disastrous.
- To oppose.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To oppose; to resist.
- adjective Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting
- adjective Opposite.
- adjective In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful.
- adjective (Law) a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Unfavorable ;antagonistic in purpose or effect;hostile ; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction. - adjective
Opposed ;contrary ; opposing one's interests or desire. - adjective not comparable
Opposite ;confronting .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective contrary to your interests or welfare
- adjective in an opposing direction
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Major Nidal Hasan lectured senior Army physicians about what he called adverse effects if Muslim soldiers are sent to fight other Muslims.
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Both Fannie and Freddie also tack on what they call adverse-market fees of one-quarter of 1% to all loans just to get you seated at the table.
latimes.com - News 2011
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Both Fannie and Freddie also tack on what they call adverse-market fees of one-quarter of 1% to all loans just to get you seated at the table.
latimes.com - News 2011
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Both Fannie and Freddie also tack on what they call adverse-market fees of one-quarter of 1 percent to all loans - the equivalent of cover charges at a night club - just to get you seated at the table.
The Seattle Times 2011
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A tenant, though threatened with suits at law on a title adverse to liis landlord's, cannot make them interplead.
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"Although these drugs do not have many acute side effects, there may be more long-term adverse effects."
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The author at Asymmetrical Information in a related article titled How adverse is adverse selection? writes:
Austan Goolsbee on Health Care, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Orlistat use frequently results in adverse events including flatus, oily stools, fecal urgency or fecal incontinence, and abdominal pain, particularly among patients who do not follow the recommended low-fat diet.
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Both of these guns have a 3 in. chamber and are touted as being highly reliable in adverse conditions.
I'm going to get a new autoloader for geese and want to know which one ya'll would suggest? 2009
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Both of these guns have a 3 in. chamber and are touted as being highly reliable in adverse conditions.
I'm going to get a new autoloader for geese and want to know which one ya'll would suggest? 2009
jeen0809 commented on the word adverse
A troll is an adverse creature
March 22, 2007
VoraciousVerbivore commented on the word adverse
If you add up all the verses in the Bible, will it take away the adverse circumstances in your life?
August 1, 2011