adversary
pronunciation
How to pronounce adversary in British English:
UK [ˈædvəsəri]
How to pronounce adversary in American English:
US [ˈædvərseri]
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- Noun:
- someone who offers opposition
Word Origin
- adversary (n.)
- mid-14c., aduersere, from Anglo-French adverser (13c.), Old French adversaire "adversary, opponent, enemy," or directly from Latin adversarius "opponent, adversary, rival," noun use of adjective meaning "opposite, hostile, contrary," literally "turned toward one," from adversus "turned against" (see adverse). The Latin word is glossed in Old English by wiðerbroca.
Example
- 1. One is the value of knowing your adversary in a conflict .
- 2. The practitioner 's own physical and mental weaknesses become his adversary .
- 3. Desperate for international aid and recognition , their adversary may be raising the stakes to break their nerve .
- 4. They will face an old adversary .
- 5. Absent an adversary , the practice is a series of movements .