Adverse

Meanings

• 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.

Parts of Speech

• adjective

Wikipedia Articles

• Adverse: Adverse or adverse interest, in law, is anything that functions contrary to a party's interest. This word should not be confused with averse. In property
• Adverse possession: Adverse possession in common law, and the related civil law concept of usucaption (also acquisitive prescription or prescriptive acquisition), are legal
• Adverse selection: In economics, insurance, and risk management, adverse selection is a market situation where asymmetric information results in a party taking advantage

Books

• The Last of the Mohicans
• History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged
• Del sentimiento trágico de la vida en los hombres y en los pueblos
• The obstacle is the way
• Adversity quotient