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vicissitude
vi·cis·si·tude V0088900 (vĭ-sĭs′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.1. a. A change or variation: an economy vulnerable to the vicissitudes of the oil market.b. A usually unforeseen change in circumstance or experience that affects one's life, especially in a trying way: the vicissitudes of childhood. See Synonyms at difficulty.2. The quality of being changeable; mutability: the vicissitude of fortune.
[Latin vicissitūdō, from vicissim, in turn, probably from vicēs, pl. of *vix, change; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]vicissitude (vɪˈsɪsɪˌtjuːd) n1. variation or mutability in nature or life, esp successive alternation from one condition or thing to another2. a variation in circumstance, fortune, character, etc[C16: from Latin vicissitūdō, from vicis change, alternation] viˌcissiˈtudinary, viˌcissiˈtudinous adjvi•cis•si•tude (vɪˈsɪs ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)
n. 1. regular change or succession of one state or thing to another. 2. change or variation; mutation; mutability. 3. vicissitudes, successive or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs. [1560–70; < Latin vicissitūdō=viciss(im) in turn + cessim giving way, adv. derivative of cēdere to go, proceed] vi•cis`si•tu′di•nar`y (-nˌɛr i) vi•cis`si•tu′di•nous, adj. vicissitude - A sudden or unexpected change in life.See also related terms for sudden.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | vicissitude - a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research"variation, fluctuation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change | | 2. | vicissitude - mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)mutability, mutableness - the quality of being capable of mutation |
vicissitudenounSomething that obstructs progress and requires great effort to overcome.Often used in plural:asperity, difficulty, hardship, rigor.Idioms: a hard nut to crack, a hard row to hoe, heavy sledding.Translationsvicissitudevicissitudinele vicissitudini della vitaperipeziaнепостоянствопревратностьсменачередованиеvicissitude
Synonyms for vicissitudenoun something that obstructs progress and requires great effort to overcomeSynonyms- asperity
- difficulty
- hardship
- rigor
Words related to vicissitudenoun a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of somethingRelated Wordsnoun mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)Related Words |