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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.
Learn the difference between adverse and averse, two adjectives that describe negative reactions, conditions, or effects. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles for adverse.
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.
Find 135 words that mean the same or opposite of adverse, such as unfavorable, harmful, or beneficial. Learn the definition and usage of adverse and related words, and see examples and translations.
Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective adverse, which means negative and unpleasant or not likely to produce a good result. See example sentences, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.
