- ADVERSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
In short, adverse tends to be used to describe effects, conditions, and results; while averse refers to feelings and inclinations
- ADVERSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ADVERSE definition: 1 having a negative or harmful effect on something: 2 having a negative or harmful effect on… Learn more
- Adverse - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
If it's adverse, it's working against you — like adverse weather conditions or the adverse effects of eating too much sugar Coming from the Latin adversus meaning "turned against," adverse is an adjective describing a factor that seems to work against or actively harm something
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Definition of adverse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Adverse - definition of adverse by The Free Dictionary
1 Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic: adverse criticism 2 Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable: adverse circumstances 3 Moving in an opposite or opposing direction: adverse currents
- adverse, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Factsheet What does the word adverse mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word adverse See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- ADVERSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Adverse decisions, conditions, or effects are unfavourable to you The police said Mr Hadfield's decision would have no adverse effect on the progress of the investigation Despite the adverse conditions, the road was finished in just eight months
- adverse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adverse is sometimes confused with averse, though the meanings are somewhat different Adverse most often refers to things, denoting something that is in opposition to someone's interests — something one might refer to as an adversity or adversary — (adverse winds; an attitude adverse to our ideals)
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