: a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune showing courage in the face of adversity.

adverse or unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress: Friends will show their true colors in times of adversity. an adverse or unfortunate event or circumstance: You will meet many adversities in life.

The original meaning of the word was “that may be interrogated,” from the Latin root word quaestionem, “a seeking, inquiry, questioning, or examination.” Definitions of questionable. adjective.

What is the opposite of adversity?

fortune	luck
relief	calm
help	godsend
pleasure	wealth
miracle	calmness

other words for adversity

• crunch.
• difficulty.
• disaster.
• hardship.
• misfortune.
• mishap.
• sorrow.
• suffering.

Adversity forces us to reach out for help, to create social networks and to realize that we cannot and should not overcome our struggles on our own. Resiliency can make us feel we have a little more mastery in life. This is not to say that we can’t reach a breaking point in life. There times when life is just too hard.

Build Character—Overcoming adversity is character building. It shapes us into who we are and who we will become. It creates the confidence to overcome and the learning mechanisms to deal with the things that don’t go our way. Create Resilience—Learning to deal with and address adversity is what creates resilience.

5 Ways You Can Stand Strong in the Face of Adversity

1. Set your expectations. Mental toughness isn’t about avoiding conflict.
2. Strengthen Self Control. Don’t let your emotions get the best of you.
3. Focus on Yourself. No matter what you do, you’re never going to please everyone.
4. Silence the Negative Talk.
5. Let it Go.

Adversity plays a large role on developing a person’s character. Adversities are ultimately inevitable in life. When these problems come about, individuals are generally in shock at the response to such difficult situations.

Here are eight famous people who overcame adversity.

• Albert Einstein. Einstein didn’t speak at all for the first three years of his life.
• Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh only sold one painting during his life.
• Jim Carrey.
• Thomas Edison.
• Stephen King.
• Benjamin Franklin.
• Bethany Hamilton.
• 8. Walt Disney.

When faced with a crisis, it can be difficult in the moment to imagine the experience will eventually lead to some type of growth. Resilience is a person’s ability to bounce back from adversity and grow from the challenge, and research now shows that past adversity can help you persevere in the face of current stress.

Sometimes we can learn lessons from adversity. Adversity shakes us to the core because it challenges our beliefs about ourselves and our place in the world. Adversity may show us that we are vulnerable, less important in the grand scheme of things than we thought, or that things we thought to matter don’t.

They learned that overcoming adversity is just as important as their skillset, their network and their eventual success.

Here’s what we do know from the best science that’s been done: People can indeed grow from adversity. They can become stronger, improve the quality of their relationships and increase their self-esteem. But it probably doesn’t happen nearly as often as most people and some researchers believe.

It builds our resilience and makes us emotionally stronger. During tough times, we feel weak and vulnerable with little self worth, but when we work through those tough times it makes us prepared for the next battle in our lives.

Adverse situations shape an individual’s identity and play a significant role in one’s life by shaping personal values, determining one’s own potential and self worth. Like every individual they go through a series of incidents and hardships that shape who they become and how well they deal with struggles in life.

In times of trouble, when adversities are faced, ones true character is revealed. Adversity plays a large role on developing a person’s character. Adversities are ultimately inevitable in life. When these problems come about, individuals are generally in shock at the response to such difficult situations.

Early adversity can lead to a variety of short- and long-term negative health effects. It can disrupt early brain development and compromise functioning of the nervous and immune systems. The more adverse experiences in childhood, the greater the likelihood of developmental delays and other problems.

• A Powerful Inner Drive. I don’t know if this can actually be instilled but rather found.
• Faith and Hope. Are you optimistic or pessimistic?
• Ability to Visualize the Goal. Think about what you want life to look like and maintain your focus.
• Resilience and Tolerance of Pain.
• Lack of Self-pity.
• Self-discipline.
• Commitment.

This is my take on the quote from James Lane Allen, “Adversity does not build character, it reveals it.” This is one of my favorite quotes and it proves itself true time and time again. These are strange times. Arguably the strangest many of us will (hopefully) see in our lives.

Survival Qualities: The Necessary Traits of the Survivalist

• Adaptability – you need to survive in any environment.
• Self-control – cooler heads prevail.
• Resourcefulness – taking advantage of your surroundings.
• The ability to learn – absorbing new methods and knowledge.
• Motivation – the strong desire to survive.

Simply put, a survival mentality is the inward knowing that you can do what needs to be done to overcome whatever adversity you might be facing. This could be as simple as building a new addition, or as severe as a strong storm or drought wiping out your entire crop for the year.

A HERO is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for their brave deeds and noble qualities. A person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.

What is another word for hero?

lead	protagonist
heroine	lead actor
leading actor	leading character
main character	champion
leading role	principal character