word-vault/dist/data/cards/ad/adverse.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "adverse",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**adverse change/circumstances/weather conditions**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lack of money will have an **adverse effect** on our research programme."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have attracted strong adverse criticism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This drug is known to have adverse side effects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new proposal should help those in adverse circumstances."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Adverse weather conditions meant the rescue had to be abandoned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "preparing ourselves for a potentially adverse reaction"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈædvɜːs//ədˈvɜːs/",
                "audio": "ad/adverse/adverse__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈvɜːrs//ˈædvɜːrs/",
                "audio": "ad/adverse/adverse__us_2_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "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."
}