adverse
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adverse
- /ˈæd.və(ɹ)s/
- /ədˈvɜ(ɹ)s/
Rhymes with -ɜ(ɹ)s
Where it comes from
First attested around 1374, from Old French avers (French adverse), from Latin adversus (“turned against”), past participle of advertere, from ad- (“to”) + vertere (“to turn”). See also versus.
adjective more adverse · adverser · most adverse · adversest
- 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. adverse criticism
- Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire. adverse circumstances
- Opposite; confronting. the adverse page
Opposite: proverse
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: contrary, unfavourable, inauspicious, untoward, harmful, unfavorable, adversarial, hostile, antagonistic, inimical, objectionable, counter-productive, downside, opposed, refusal, negatively
adjective
Opposite: proverse
Translations
Every language
adj 2. contrary, hostile
| Español | adverso |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विरोधी virodhī |
| Português | adverso, contrário |
| Deutsch | gegnerisch |
| Italiano | ostile, avverso |
| Română | ostil, advers |
| Русский | вражде́бный vraždébnyj |
adj 1. unfavourable
| Español | adverso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 敵對的 /敌对的 díduì de |
| हिन्दी | प्रतिकूल pratikūl |
| Português | adverso, desfavorável |
| Français | défavorable |
| Deutsch | widrig |
| Italiano | contrario, avverso |
| Română | nefavorabil, advers |
| Русский | неблагоприя́тный neblagoprijátnyj |
adj 3. opposite
| Português | oposto |
|---|---|
| Română | opus |
| Русский | противополо́жный protivopolóžnyj |
Talk about this word "adverse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adverse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adverse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adverse "adverse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adverse.Cite this
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title = {adverse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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