English-Danish translations for adversity

• modgang
  Vi skal tage ved lære af denne modgang. We need to learn from this adversity.
  Modgang skaber undertiden mulighed for at være konstruktiv, positiv og opbygge en bedre fremtid. Adversity sometimes produces an opportunity to be constructive, positive and to build better for the future.
  De europæiske borgere, som langt fra er "forenet i mangfoldighed", som det hedder i EU's motto, er i stedet forfærdede i modgang og vil se med vantro på denne afstemning. European citizens, far from being 'united in diversity', as the EU motto goes, are instead frightened in adversity and will look on this vote with incredulity.

Definition of adversity

• The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity
• An event that is adverse; calamity

Related words

• adversary
• adversative
• adversatively
• adversativeness
• adversely
• adversarial
• adverse
• Adversary
• animadversion