Dictionary Definition
adverse adj
1 contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse
circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most
untoward conditions" [syn: harmful, inauspicious, untoward]
2 in an opposing direction; "adverse currents";
"a contrary wind" [syn: contrary]
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English
Adjective
Translations
unfavourable
- Finnish: epäsuotuisa
- French: défavorable
- German: widrig
- Italian: contrario, avverso
- Polish: niepomyślny, niesprzyjający, niekorzystny
contrary, hostile
- Finnish: vastakkainen
- German: gegnerisch
- Italian: ostile
- Polish: niepomyślny, niesprzyjający, niekorzystny
Adjective
Extensive Definition
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.
Adverse witness and party
An adverse witness is a witness whose testimony benefits an opposing party. Opposing parties are referred to as adverse parties. Often, the rules of examination for an adverse witness, or a witness called by an adverse party, are different and include the ability to ask leading questions.Adverse possession
In property law, adverse possession refers to an interest in real property which is contrary to the in-fact owner of the property. For example, an easement may permit some amount of access to property which might otherwise constitute a trespass.Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adversary, adversative, adversive, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, antonymous, at
cross-purposes, balancing, clashing, compensating, competitive, con, conflicting, confronting, contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive, contrarious, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, counteractive, counterbalancing,
counterpoised,
countervailing,
cross, dead against,
deleterious,
detrimental,
difficult, disaccordant, disadvantageous,
discordant, discrepant, dissentient, enemy, eyeball to eyeball,
fractious, hard, harmful, hostile, hurtful, impeding, in opposition,
inconsistent,
inimical, injurious, inverse, miserable, negative, noncooperative, not easy,
obstinate, obstructive, obverse, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, overthwart, perverse, prejudicial, recalcitrant, refractory, repugnant, reverse, rigorous, rival, sinister, squared off, stressful, troublesome, troublous, trying, uncooperative, unfavorable, unfriendly, unpropitious, unsatisfactory, untoward, wretched