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- Dictionaryadverse/ˈadvəːs/
adjective
- 1. preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable: "taxes are having an adverse effect on production" Similar Opposite
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harmful or likely to cause problems: A chain reaction of adverse events in the financial markets has put lenders under severe pressure. adverse effect/impact/change Recent bad publicity has had an adverse effect on sales.
- English (US)
harmful or likely to cause problems: A chain reaction of...
- Adverse: German Translation
ADVERSE translate: ungünstig. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Adverse: Thai Translation
adverse translate: ซึ่งไม่น่าพอใจ. Learn more in the...
- Adverse: French Translation
ADVERSE translate: défavorable, négatif. Learn more in the...
- Simplified
ADVERSE translate: 不利的；负面的；有害的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Traditional
ADVERSE translate: 不利的；負面的；有害的. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Adverse in Spanish
ADVERSE translate: adverso, adverso, desfavorable, negativo....
- Adversely
ADVERSELY definition: 1. in a way that has a negative or...
- English (US)
Adverse means having a negative or harmful effect on something. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as publicity, weather, or reactions, with synonyms and translations.
Adverse means acting against or in a contrary direction, opposed to one's interests, or causing harm. Learn the difference between adverse and averse, see synonyms, examples, and word history.
Adverse is seldom used of people but rather of effects or events, and it usually conveys a sense of hostility or harmfulness: adverse reviews; adverse winds; adverse trends in the economy. Related nouns are adversity and adversary: Adversities breed bitterness.
Adverse means negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, collocations and synonyms.
Coming from the Latin adversus meaning "turned against," adverse is an adjective describing a factor that seems to work against or actively harm something. Think of the related word, adversary, which means "enemy or opponent," so that if something is adverse, it acts as if it were the enemy.
adverse is seldom used of people but rather of effects or events, and it usually conveys a sense of hostility or harmfulness: adverse reviews; adverse winds; adverse trends in the economy. Related nouns are adversity and adversary: Adversities breed bitterness.
