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adverse

/ˈædvɜːs/adjective

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प्रतिकूल, हानिकारक

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adjectiveusually before noun
  1. 1

    negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result

    प्रतिकूल, हानिकारक

    • The drug has no adverse effects.
    • adverse weather conditions
    • The medicine had an adverse effect on him.
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    • The match was called off because of adverse weather.
    • Smoking has an adverse effect on health.
    • Adverse reactions to the vaccine are rare.
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adverse or averse?

Adverse describes conditions or effects. Averse describes a person: averse to sth means not liking it.

Adverse का प्रयोग परिस्थितियों या प्रभावों के लिए होता है और इसका अर्थ 'प्रतिकूल' है। Averse का प्रयोग व्यक्ति के लिए होता है, जैसे 'He is averse to hard work', जिसका अर्थ है कि उसे मेहनत पसंद नहीं है।