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working against one's interests

She did an impressive job given the adverse circumstances.

adverse = working against one's interests

The FDA (Federal Drug Administration) discovered the problem while reviewing adverse events reported in the database.

adverse = undesired (bad)

could adversely affect the war effort
Dalton Trumbo -- Johnny Got His Gun

adversely = in a negative way (work against)

To admit no traffic to our adverse towns;
William Shakespeare -- The Comedy of Errors

adverse = working against the interest of

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.
Cicero
We shaved the Cape very close to avoid an adverse current.
Conrad, Joseph -- The Mirror of the Sea
These, as usual, would be exaggerated by the adverse interest of the parties.
Hamilton, Alexander -- Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton
Robert had tried to hold his place in the world, but adverse fortune kept him down.
Collins, Wilkie -- My Lady's Money
Combat with adverse planets in the heavens.
Shakespeare, William -- King Henry VI, Part 1
I'm not unusually adverse or allergic to tests, at least no more than anyone else.
Chris Kyle -- American Sniper
Why, our battalia trebles that account: Besides, the king's name is a tower of strength, Which they upon the adverse faction want.
William Shakespeare -- The Life and Death of King Richard III
All's well that ends well yet, Though time seem so adverse and means unfit.
William Shakespeare -- All's Well That Ends Well
Not being noticed at all was better than being noticed adversely.
John Steinbeck -- East of Eden
I learned from her example how to operate in such adverse conditions with grace and charm, with patience and kindness.
Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black
You mean, do you, that the second arrest would have an adverse influence on the judge and the verdict he passes on the defendant?
Franz Kafka -- The Trial
Adverse winds are holding mad Christmas in him, boys.
Herman Melville -- Moby Dick
What I want to know is how we're going to handle any adverse publicity if it does occur."
Walter Dean Myers -- Hoops
The hero stood Adverse, with planted feet, and, from the right, Tugg'd at the solid stone with all his might.
Virgil -- The Aeneid
Jasper's been thinking about cheating — adverse as he is to the idea, he's nothing if not practical — but he won't suggest it.
Stephenie Meyer -- Eclipse
Thus prepared to expect adverse circumstances, she had acquired the firmness necessary for acting under them.
Sir Walter Scott -- Ivanhoe

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