FOR ADVERSITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FOR ADVERSITY?

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Associations of "For adversity" (30 Words)

aftermath	The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event. Food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought.
aftershock	A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake.
aid	A grant of subsidy or tax to a king or queen. He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid.
befall	(especially of something bad) happen to (someone. He promised that no harm would befall her.
beset	Assail or attack on all sides. She was beset with self doubt.
betide	Become of; happen to. I waited with beating heart not knowing what would betide.
blow	Free of obstruction by blowing air through. Certain insects are said to blow.
calamity	An event resulting in great loss and misfortune. The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity.
cataclysm	A large-scale and violent event in the natural world. The cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
catastrophe	The denouement of a drama, especially a classical tragedy. The tax would be a catastrophe for the industry.
dilemma	A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable. He wants to make money but he also disapproves of it Den s dilemma in a nutshell.
disaster	An act that has disastrous consequences. A disaster movie.
disruption	An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. The scheme was planned to minimize disruption.
earthquake	A great upheaval. Selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees.
hardship	Severe suffering or privation. The many hardships of frontier life.
holocaust	Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war. A nuclear holocaust.
impending	(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) about to happen; forthcoming. My impending departure.
misadventure	An instance of misfortune. The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
mischance	An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate. By pure mischance the secret was revealed.
misfortune	Unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event. The project was dogged by misfortune.
mishap	An unlucky accident. Although there were a few minor mishaps none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling.
needy	Needy people collectively. Those from needy backgrounds.
perturbation	A minor deviation in the course of a celestial body, caused by the attraction of a neighbouring body. The term distress connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset.
plight	A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. We must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty.
seismic	Relating to or denoting geological surveying methods involving vibrations produced artificially by explosions. Seismic data show the deep structure of rift systems.
suffering	Psychological suffering. A message of hope for suffering humanity.
survival	An object or practice that has continued to exist from an earlier time. His shorts were a survival from his army days.
tragedy	A play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character. Greek tragedy.
unaccustomed	Not familiar or usual; out of the ordinary. Many varieties of unaccustomed foods.
worst	Most severely or seriously. The invaders did their worst.