adverse

Etymology
First attested around 1374, from (French ), from, past participle of , from  +. See also.

Adjective

 * 1) Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
 * 2) Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
 * 3)  Opposite; confronting.
 * 1) Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
 * 2)  Opposite; confronting.
 * 1) Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
 * 2)  Opposite; confronting.
 * 1) Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
 * 2)  Opposite; confronting.
 * 1)  Opposite; confronting.

Usage notes
Adverse is sometimes confused with, though the meanings are somewhat different. Adverse most often refers to things, denoting something that is in opposition to someone's interests — something one might refer to as an or  — (adverse winds; an attitude adverse to our ideals). Averse usually refers to people, and implies one has a distaste, disinclination, or toward something (a leader averse to war; an investor averse to risk taking). Averse is most often used with "to" in a construction like "I am averse to…". Adverse shows up less often in this type of construction, describing a person instead of a thing, and should carry a meaning of "actively opposed to" rather than "has an aversion to".

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 敵對的
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: მავნე
 * German:
 * Italian: ,
 * Kazakh: жағдайсыз, жағымсыз, қолайсыз
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: непо́волен
 * Manx: meefoayroil
 * Norwegian: ugunstig, uhensiktsmessig
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Ukrainian: несприятливий


 * Bulgarian:, противопоставящ се
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Italian: ,
 * Macedonian: непо́волен, лош
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Ukrainian: ворожий


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian: спро́тивен
 * Maori: koaro
 * Norwegian: motstående
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian:

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) adverse