adverse

adverse: ad·verse /ad-'vərs, 'ad-ˌvərs/ adj: opposed to one's interests: operating to one's detriment

an adverse verdict

adverse: I (hostile) adjective antagonistic, antagonistical, deprecatory, disagreeable, discordant, disinclined, disobedient, dissuasive, fractious, inauspicious, indisposed, infensus, inimical, intolerant, opposed, recalcitrant, renitent, repugnant, resistive, restive, uncooperative, unfriendly, unpropitious, unreconciled, untoward, unwilling associated concepts: adverse claim, adverse effect, adverse enjoyment of property, adverse interest, adverse possession, adverse use, adverse user, adverse witness foreign phrases:
- Longa possessio parit jus possidendi, et tollit actionem vero domino. — Long possession creates the right of possession, and ripens into a right of action against the real owner
II (negative) adjective afflictive, calamitous, catastrophic, corrosive, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, dire, disadvantageous, disastrous, disserviceable, dreadful, harmful, hurtful, injurious, insalubrious, malefic, maleficient, prejudicial, ruinous, scatheful, unadvisable, unfavorable, unfortunate associated concepts: adverse determination of the court, adverse effect, adverse holding of the court, adverse interest III (opposite) adjective adversus, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, antonymous, at variance, conflicting, conflictive, contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive, contrariant, contrarious. contrarius, contrary, contrastable, converse, counter, counteractive, diametrically opposite, inverse, irreconcilable, obverse, reverse associated concepts: adverse action, adverse party IV index antipathetic (oppositional), averse, competitive (antagonistic), contradictory, contrary, deleterious, detrimental, disadvantageous, discordant, disinclined, hostile, inadvisable, inauspicious, inimical, malevolent, noxious, ominous, opposite, pernicious, regrettable, reluctant, renitent, repugnant (incompatible), unfavorable, unpropitious

adverse: adj.
Against; opposed; contrary; hostile.

adverse: Contrary or opposed to one's own interests. For example, an adverse party would be the one suing you.

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adverse: adj.

clearly contrary, such as an adverse party being the one suing you. An adverse interest in real property is a claim against the property, such as an easement.

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Contrary, opposing, counteracting, conflicting, head (as head wind) / Hostile, inimical, antagonistic, unpropitious, unfavorable, injurious, harmful / Unprosperous, untoward, unlucky, unfortunate, calamitous, disastrous

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adverse — [ advɛrs ] adj. • XVe; averse 1080; lat. adversus ♦ Opposé, contraire. L équipe, le camp adverse. « La France est divisée en deux blocs adverses » (Duhamel). Partie adverse, contre laquelle on plaide. ⊗ CONTR. Allié, ami. ● adverse adjectif… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Adverse — or adverse interest, in law, is anything that functions contrary to a party s interest. This word should not be confused with .Adverse witness and partyAn adverse witness is a witness whose testimony benefits an opposing party. Opposing parties… … Wikipedia
adverse — 1 Adverse, antagonistic, counter, counteractive mean so opposed as to cause interference, often harmful or fatal interference. All four may be applied to one thing that comes into conflict with another {an adverse policy} {an adverse wind had so… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Adverse — Ad verse, a. [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L. adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See {Advert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adverse — UK US /ˈædvɜːs/ adjective [before noun] ► harmful or likely to cause problems: »A chain reaction of adverse events in the financial markets has put lenders under severe pressure. adverse effect/impact/change »Recent bad publicity has had an… … Financial and business terms
adverse — adverse, averse These two words both come from the Latin word vertere ‘to turn’, but averse (= turning away) means ‘opposed to’ and is typically used in negative contexts of people, whereas adverse (= turning towards, hostilely) is used of things … Modern English usage
adverse — ADVERSE. adj. Contraire. Il n est d usage qu en ces deux phrases, Fortune adverse, Partie adverse, dont la dernière ne se dit qu en style de Barreau, et signifie La personne contre qui l on plaide. On dit aussi, L Avocat adverse … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
adverse — (adj.) late 14c., contrary, opposing, from O.Fr. avers (13c., Mod.Fr. adverse) antagonistic, unfriendly, contrary, foreign (e.g. gent avers infidel race ), from L. adversus turned against, turned toward, fronting, facing, figuratively hostile,… … Etymology dictionary
adverse — Adverse. adjectif. Contraire. Il n a d usage qu en ces deux phrases. Fortune adverse. partie adverse. C est la personne contre qui on plaide … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
adverse — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ harmful; unfavourable. DERIVATIVES adversely adverb. USAGE A common error is to use adverse instead of averse, as in I am not adverse to helping out , rather than the correct form I am not averse to helping out. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary

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