Adverse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

contrary to your interests or welfare

in an opposing direction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæθɑːɹtˌɪdiː/

🇬🇧British English

/kɐdʒˈəʊl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɐdʒˈəʊl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæθɑːɹtˌɪdiː/.

Examples

adverse circumstances
made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
adverse currents

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inauspicious contrary untoward

Parts of Speech

adjective	contrary to your interests or welfare “adverse circumstances”
adjective	in an opposing direction “adverse currents”

Word Forms

adversity	noun	a state of misfortune or affliction
inauspiciousness	noun	the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachteilig

im Widerspruch zu Ihren Interessen oder Ihrem Wohlergehen steht

🇫🇷French

négatif

contraire à vos intérêts ou à votre bien-être

🇪🇸Spanish

adverso

contrario a sus intereses o bienestar

🇮🇹Italian

avverso

contrario ai tuoi interessi o al tuo benessere

🇳🇱Dutch

nadelig

die in strijd is met uw belangen of welzijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

adverso

contrário aos seus interesses ou bem-estar

🇷🇺Russian

неблагоприятный

вопреки вашим интересам или благополучию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हानिकर

आपके हितों या कल्याण के विपरीत

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিকূল

আপনার স্বার্থ বা কল্যাণের বিপরীতে

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதகமான

உங்கள் நலன்கள் அல்லது நலன்களுக்கு எதிரானது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతికూలమైన

మీ ఆసక్తులు లేదా సంక్షేమానికి విరుద్ధంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिकूल

तुमच्या हिताच्या किंवा कल्याणाच्या विरुद्ध

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિકૂળ

તમારા હિત અથવા કલ્યાણની વિરુદ્ધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതികൂലമായ

നിങ്ങളുടെ താൽപ്പര്യങ്ങൾക്കോ ക്ഷേമത്തിനോ വിരുദ്ധമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕੂਲ

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਹਿੱਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਭਲਾਈ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

منفی

آپ کے مفادات یا فلاح و بہبود کے خلاف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不利的

违背您的利益或福利

🇯🇵Japanese

不利な

自分の利益や福祉に反する

🇰🇷Korean

불리한

귀하의 이익이나 복지에 반하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất lợi

trái với lợi ích hoặc phúc lợi của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่พึงประสงค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

merugikan

bertentangan dengan kepentingan atau kesejahteraan Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

salungat

salungat sa iyong mga interes o kapakanan

🇲🇾Malay

buruk

bertentangan dengan kepentingan atau kebajikan anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سلبي

يتعارض مع مصالحك أو رفاهيتك

🇮🇷Persian

نامطلوب

برخلاف منافع یا رفاه شما

🇹🇷Turkish

olumsuz

çıkarlarınıza veya refahınıza aykırı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁלִילִי

בניגוד לאינטרסים או לרווחתך

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