Adverse

ahd-5
  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To oppose.
  • 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. See anatropous.
  • Averse, Inimical, etc. See hostile.
  • Unfortunate, unlucky, calamitous, untoward, disastrous.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. 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. a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person.
  • 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. Opposite; confronting.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. contrary to your interests or welfare
  • adjective. in an opposing direction
  • Word Usage
    "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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