Adverse

==English==
===Etymology===
C.1374, from avers (French: adverse), from , past participle of , from + . See also .
===Pronunciation===
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===Adjective===
# Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
#: adverse criticism
# Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
#: adverse circumstances.
# Opposite; confronting.
#: the adverse page
#: the adverse party
#* 1809, Lord Byron, English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, Google Books
#: Calpe's adverse height / […] must greet my sight
====Usage notes====
Adverse is sometimes confused with , though the meanings are somewhat different. Adverse most often refers to things, denoting something that is in opposition to someone's interests — something one might refer to as an or — (adverse winds; an attitude adverse to our ideals). Averse usually refers to people, and implies one has a distaste, disinclination, or toward something (a leader averse to war; an investor averse to risk taking). Averse is most often used with "to" in a construction like "I am averse to…". Adverse shows up less often in this type of construction, describing a person instead of a thing, and should carry a meaning of "actively opposed to" rather that "has an aversion to".
====Derived terms====
* adversely
* adverseness
====Related terms====
* adversary
* adversative
* adversity
* versus
====See also====
* averse
====Translations====
* Bulgarian: 
* Finnish: 
* French: 
* German: 
* Italian: , 
* Polish: , , 
* Bulgarian: , 
* Finnish: 
* German: gegnerisch
* Italian: 
* Polish: niepomyślny, niesprzyjający, niekorzystny
* Bulgarian: 
* : adverse
===Anagrams===
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* aversed
* evaders
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==French==
===Etymology===
From .
===Adjective===
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