Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 3 compound words that contain adverse. The most common are listed below. Open adverse in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- adverse effectsplural of adverse effect: A side effect with negative (deleterious) consequences rather than positive (beneficial) ones; especially, such an effect in pharmacology.
- adverse effectA side effect with negative (deleterious) consequences rather than positive (beneficial) ones; especially, such an effect in pharmacology.
- adverse eventsplural of adverse event: Any occurrence that has any negative (deleterious) influence (in any degree from mild to severe).
- adverse impactThe rejection for employment, placement, or promotion of a significantly higher percentage of a protected class, when compared with a non-protected class.
- adverse eventAny occurrence that has any negative (deleterious) influence (in any degree from mild to severe).
- adverse possessionA means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or …
- adverse impactsplural of adverse impact: The rejection for employment, placement, or promotion of a significantly higher percentage of a protected class, when compared with a non-protected class.
- adverse partyThe opposing party in a lawsuit under an adversary system of law; adversary.
- adverse selectionThe process by which the price and quantity of goods or services in a given market is altered due to one party having information that the other party cannot have at reasonable cost.
- adverse interestSomething contrary to the interests of a party to a lawsuit.
- adverse witnessa hostile witness.
- adverse yawThe phenomenon whereby rolling an aircraft to start a turn in one direction increases the drag on the upgoing wing on the outside of the turn, creating a tendency (especially at low airspeed and high angle of attack) for the aircraft to …
- adverse interest ruleThe presumption that the failure of a party to produce a witness available to them indicates that the testimony of that witness would go against the party.
- adverse interestsplural of adverse interest: Something contrary to the interests of a party to a lawsuit.
- adverse partiesplural of adverse party: The opposing party in a lawsuit under an adversary system of law; adversary.
- risk-adverseMisspelling of risk-averse: Unwilling to take risks.
- adverse witnessesplural of adverse witness: a hostile witness.
- adverse possessionsplural of adverse possession: A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive …
Compound words 3
- adversenessThe state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
- adversenessesplural of adverseness: The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
- nonadverseNot adverse