Word: Adverse
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French advers, from Latin adversus ‘against, opposite’, past participle of advertere, from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’. Compare with averse
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadvəːs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable
Short Definition:preventing success or development
Examples:- taxes are having an adverse effect on production
- adverse weather conditions
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