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ADVERSE definition: 1. having a negative or harmful effect on something: 2. having a negative or harmful effect on…. Learn more.
The meaning of ADVERSE is acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile. How to use adverse in a sentence. Adverse vs. Averse
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.
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.
Reactions to the proposal so far have been adverse, but we may convince people in time. The world record attempt was postponed due to adverse conditions. He knew there would be an adverse reaction from his friends, so he tried to keep their affair secret. It is clear that these violent films have an adverse effect on children.
Synonyms for ADVERSE: unfavorable, negative, hostile, detrimental, harmful, damaging, destructive, threatening; Antonyms of ADVERSE: favorable, positive, advantageous, sympathetic, beneficial, supportive, friendly, good.
Definition of adverse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 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.
First attested around 1374, from Old French avers (French: adverse), from Latin adversus (“turned against”), past participle of advertere, from ad-(“to”) + vertere (“to turn”). See also versus .
