situación adversa

Phonetic: "/ədˈvɜ(ɹ)s/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: 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.

Example: adverse criticism

Definition: Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.

Example: adverse circumstances

Definition: Opposite; confronting.

Example: the adverse page

Phonetic: "/kənˈdɪʃən/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

Definition: A requirement or requisite.

Example: Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.   What other planets might have the right conditions for life?   The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.

Definition: A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.

Definition: The health status of a medical patient.

Example: My aunt couldn't walk up the stairs in her condition.

Definition: The state or quality.

Example: National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.   The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.

Definition: A particular state of being.

Example: Hypnosis is a peculiar condition of the nervous system.   Steps were taken to ameliorate the condition of slavery.   Security is defined as the condition of not being threatened.   Aging is a condition over which we are powerless.

Definition: The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.

Example: A man of his condition has no place to make request.

Phonetic: "/kənˈdɪʃən/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To subject to the process of acclimation.

Example: I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.

Definition: To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.

Example: They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.

Definition: To place conditions or limitations upon.

Definition: To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.

Definition: To treat (the hair) with hair conditioner.

Definition: To contract; to stipulate; to agree.

Definition: To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).

Definition: (colleges) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.

Example: to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study

Definition: To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.