How to pronounce adverse
American English pronunciation
ad-VURS
- IPA
- /ædˈvɝs/
- Syllables
- ad · VURS (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- AD-vurs
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What adverse means
Working against you and making things harder
In a sentence: Adverse winds pushed our little sailboat back toward the shore.
Where it comes from: It was first written down around 1374. It comes from a Latin word meaning "turned against."
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