adversity

Converse of object

• overcome: Typical of the great minds of our times, he has had to overcome tremendous adversity to make his mark in our world.
• survive: His experience of surviving adversity across the remote world second to none.
• suffer: They show a picture of a man who having suffered adversity has tackled it head on.
• face: Help me to trust in you to come to my aid whenever I face adversity or opposition.
• turn: Instead, seldom can any band have turned adversity to such advantage.
• handle: All of a sudden there is no fuel to maintain the same level of intensity or to handle adversity.

Preposition: into

• opportunity: However, once the decision has been taken to re-establish your pedigree flock, the possibility exists to turn adversity into opportunity.

Adjective modifier

• extreme: It was a fantastic show of human spirit in extreme adversity.
• economic: But there have also been periods of decline and economic adversity.
• such: How helpless can people feel, in the face of such adversity, it would take a miracle to save us now.
• great: Events may turn out contrary to what was expected and great adversity may come.
• early: Richards M and Wadsworth M. ( 2004 ) Long-term effects of early adversity on cognitive function.
• social: Precipitating factors usually involve a life event or social adversity.

Noun used with modifier

• childhood: Childhood adversity, monoamine oxidase A genotype, and risk for conduct disorder.
• life: To what extent do mental health problems and stress physiology correlate with significant life adversity?

Preposition: in

• way: What we witnessed on Thursday was people dealing with adversity in a sensible way.
• world: Learn about surviving adversity in a world that is not fair.

Preposition: of

• war: I believe, however, that the UN ideally, should not have to alleviate the desolation and adversity of war.