Adverse
adjective
Negative and unpleasant, not helpful.
She had an adverse reaction to the medication.
Often appears as...
- adverse effects
- adverse reaction
adjective
Against, opposing, preventing success.
Adverse conditions made it difficult to play the match.
Often appears as...
- adverse conditions
- adverse weather
adjective
Negative and unpleasant, not helpful.
She had an adverse reaction to the medication.
Often appears as...
- adverse effects
- adverse reaction
adjective
Against, opposing, preventing success.
Adverse conditions made it difficult to play the match.
Often appears as...
- adverse conditions
- adverse weather
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Commonly used to describe undesired outcomes in healthcare or drug side effects.
The patient experienced adverse effects after taking the new drug.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Impact
Indicates a negative impact that might not be immediate or direct, but eventually significant.
Rising pollution levels could have adverse implications for global health.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Severe
Although negative, 'adverse' does not necessarily mean extreme or severe.
The project faced some adverse comments from the community, but it was still a success.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Commonly used to describe undesired outcomes in healthcare or drug side effects.
The patient experienced adverse effects after taking the new drug.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Impact
Indicates a negative impact that might not be immediate or direct, but eventually significant.
Rising pollution levels could have adverse implications for global health.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Severe
Although negative, 'adverse' does not necessarily mean extreme or severe.
The project faced some adverse comments from the community, but it was still a success.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Commonly used to describe undesired outcomes in healthcare or drug side effects.
The patient experienced adverse effects after taking the new drug.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Impact
Indicates a negative impact that might not be immediate or direct, but eventually significant.
Rising pollution levels could have adverse implications for global health.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Severe
Although negative, 'adverse' does not necessarily mean extreme or severe.
The project faced some adverse comments from the community, but it was still a success.
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Ed Boyden: A light...
it doesn't have any symptoms -- have been used in hundreds of patients to deliver genes into the brain or the body. And so far, there have not been serious adverse events associated with the virus. There's one last elephant in the the proteins themselves, which come from algae, bacteria and funguses and all over the tree of life. Most of us don't have funguses or algae in our brains,
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Molly Stevens: A new way...
And that example, I think, is a really nice one, because it helps remind us that in the early days, people often chose materials because they were bioinert. Their very purpose was to perform a mechanical function. You'd put them in the body and you wouldn't get an adverse response. And what I want to show you is that in regenerative medicine,
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The difference between...
always learn from others. Never cease trying to be the best you can be -- that's under your control. If you get too engrossed and involved and concerned in regard to the things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect the things over which you have control. Then I ran across this simple verse that said,
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Donating a Kidney to a...
in your belly button. It's called laparoendoscopic single-site surgery. Your body won't recognize that you have one kidney versus two. And it won't adversely affect the rest of your life in any way. If it did, we wouldn't let you or anyone else donate their kidney. Yeah. You're not only helping the person who's
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Beyond the edge of the...
think about where the protected area should be that makes sense that our strategic and allow the organisms to persist we think about what kind of baseline date is you have to collect beforehand we think about what kind of modern monitoring do you do what's a significant adverse impact how do you
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You don't have to be an...
to predict future levels of pollution for several different pollutants days in advance. This means that citizens can make better decisions about their daily movements and about where to settle their families. We can predict adverse pollution events ahead of time,
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Matthew Carter: My life...
for a typographic designer. So the challenge for me was to design type that performed as well as possible in these very adverse production conditions. As I say, we were in the infancy of digital type. I had to draw every character by hand
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America's forgotten...
and it showed. There's something else that's really important that's going on that our community doesn't like to talk about, but it's very real. Working-class kids are much more likely to face what's called adverse childhood experiences,
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How racism makes us sick...
said that racism was a factor that was hurting the health of blacks. All of these researchers were stating that racism was a factor adversely impacting blacks, but they provided no evidence. For me, that was not good enough.
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How this disease changes...
As these tools become available in the areas most affected by malaria and sickle cell disease, we can improve the quality of life for more patients with this adverse adaptation.
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Ed Boyden: A light...
it doesn't have any symptoms -- have been used in hundreds of patients to deliver genes into the brain or the body. And so far, there have not been serious adverse events associated with the virus. There's one last elephant in the the proteins themselves, which come from algae, bacteria and funguses and all over the tree of life. Most of us don't have funguses or algae in our brains,
Video examples
Molly Stevens: A new way...
And that example, I think, is a really nice one, because it helps remind us that in the early days, people often chose materials because they were bioinert. Their very purpose was to perform a mechanical function. You'd put them in the body and you wouldn't get an adverse response. And what I want to show you is that in regenerative medicine,
Video examples
The difference between...
always learn from others. Never cease trying to be the best you can be -- that's under your control. If you get too engrossed and involved and concerned in regard to the things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect the things over which you have control. Then I ran across this simple verse that said,
Video examples
Donating a Kidney to a...
in your belly button. It's called laparoendoscopic single-site surgery. Your body won't recognize that you have one kidney versus two. And it won't adversely affect the rest of your life in any way. If it did, we wouldn't let you or anyone else donate their kidney. Yeah. You're not only helping the person who's
Video examples
Beyond the edge of the...
think about where the protected area should be that makes sense that our strategic and allow the organisms to persist we think about what kind of baseline date is you have to collect beforehand we think about what kind of modern monitoring do you do what's a significant adverse impact how do you
Video examples
You don't have to be an...
to predict future levels of pollution for several different pollutants days in advance. This means that citizens can make better decisions about their daily movements and about where to settle their families. We can predict adverse pollution events ahead of time,
Video examples
Matthew Carter: My life...
for a typographic designer. So the challenge for me was to design type that performed as well as possible in these very adverse production conditions. As I say, we were in the infancy of digital type. I had to draw every character by hand
Video examples
America's forgotten...
and it showed. There's something else that's really important that's going on that our community doesn't like to talk about, but it's very real. Working-class kids are much more likely to face what's called adverse childhood experiences,
Video examples
How racism makes us sick...
said that racism was a factor that was hurting the health of blacks. All of these researchers were stating that racism was a factor adversely impacting blacks, but they provided no evidence. For me, that was not good enough.
Video examples
How this disease changes...
As these tools become available in the areas most affected by malaria and sickle cell disease, we can improve the quality of life for more patients with this adverse adaptation.
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Amy Morin
American Author
Everyone has the ability to increase resilience to stress. It requires hard work and dedication, but over time, you can equip yourself to handle whatever life throws your way without adverse effects to your health. Training your brain to manage stress won't just affect the quality of your life, but perhaps even the length of it.
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Kevyn Aucoin
American Artist
Fear is the most debilitating emotion in the world, and it can keep you from ever truly knowing yourself and others - its adverse effects can no longer be overlooked or underestimated. Fear breeds hatred, and hatred has the power to destroy everything in its path.
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James Heckman
American Economist
Early intervention programs enrich adverse family environments. The largest effects of the early intervention programs are on noncognitive traits. Now, what do I mean by that? I mean perseverance, motivation, self-esteem, and hard work.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
Well, much of my research over the years has been on stress, and the adverse effects of stress on the health of the central nervous system. All things considered, I've been astonishingly unhelped by my own research.
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Sushma Swaraj
Indian Politician
If we have to save the world from the adverse effects of climate change, then developed nations must lift the deprived with financial and technical resources.
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Jonathan King
English Musician
It's not fair that the accused is not protected from adverse publicity whilst the accuser is guaranteed anonymity, whatever the verdict.
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Penny Hardaway
American Coach
There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to drive you.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
English Musician
There are times when adverse publicity has hit my life, but these things are the growing pains of showbiz marriage.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
American Activist
The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences.
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Raghuram Rajan
Indian Economist
Every adverse development across the world affects the rest of the world in some way.
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Amy Morin
American Author
Everyone has the ability to increase resilience to stress. It requires hard work and dedication, but over time, you can equip yourself to handle whatever life throws your way without adverse effects to your health. Training your brain to manage stress won't just affect the quality of your life, but perhaps even the length of it.
Quote examples
Kevyn Aucoin
American Artist
Fear is the most debilitating emotion in the world, and it can keep you from ever truly knowing yourself and others - its adverse effects can no longer be overlooked or underestimated. Fear breeds hatred, and hatred has the power to destroy everything in its path.
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James Heckman
American Economist
Early intervention programs enrich adverse family environments. The largest effects of the early intervention programs are on noncognitive traits. Now, what do I mean by that? I mean perseverance, motivation, self-esteem, and hard work.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
Well, much of my research over the years has been on stress, and the adverse effects of stress on the health of the central nervous system. All things considered, I've been astonishingly unhelped by my own research.
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Sushma Swaraj
Indian Politician
If we have to save the world from the adverse effects of climate change, then developed nations must lift the deprived with financial and technical resources.
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Jonathan King
English Musician
It's not fair that the accused is not protected from adverse publicity whilst the accuser is guaranteed anonymity, whatever the verdict.
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Penny Hardaway
American Coach
There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to drive you.
Quote examples
Engelbert Humperdinck
English Musician
There are times when adverse publicity has hit my life, but these things are the growing pains of showbiz marriage.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
American Activist
The religious superstitions of women perpetuate their bondage more than all other adverse influences.
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Raghuram Rajan
Indian Economist
Every adverse development across the world affects the rest of the world in some way.
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