Look up: adverse

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   adverse
   [adj] - contrary to your interests or welfare 2. [adj] - in an opposing direction
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   adverse
   condition in which the nose of an airplane starts to move in the direction opposite to the direction the turn is to be made Category: Transport • the presence of any one of certain repetitive patterns in the earlier transmitted bits Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a reversible or irreversible result of an action, substance or event on a living organism which a...
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   Adverse
   Ad'verse adjective [ Middle English advers , Old French avers , advers , from Latin adversus , past participle advertere to turn to. See Advert .] 1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste. 2. ...
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   Adverse
   Ad·verse' transitive verb [ Latin adversari : confer Old French averser .] To oppose; to resist. [ Obsolete] Gower.
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   adverse
   Harmful. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   adverse
   contrary adjective in an opposing direction; `adverse currents`; `a contrary wind`
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   adverse
   harmful adjective contrary to your interests or welfare; `adverse circumstances`; `made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions`
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   Adverse
   `Adverse` or `adverse interest`, in law, is an anything that functions contrary to a party's interest. This word should not be confused with averse.
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   Adverse
   • (a.) Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste. • (a.) Opposite. • (a.) In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one`s wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse f...
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    adverse
    harmful.
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    adverse
    adverse (ad VURS, AD vurs') Opposed to, hostile to; unfavorable, contrary, opposing, negative: 'Adverse winds prevented our plane from arriving on time.''Do not be discouraged by adverse criticism.'
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    adverse
    An audit opinion that the financial statements as a whole are not in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
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