200 BM Daily Vocabulary #13 | adverse

<p>Today’s word is <strong>Adverse</strong> – <strong>Adverse</strong> means: preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable.</p> <p>With BM English Speaking Radio Channel's BM English Word of the Day - Learn one new word every day and impress the world.</p> <p>In this English vocabulary lesson, you will learn how to use the word ‘<strong>adverse’</strong>. We are sure that this ESL lesson will help you to enhance your English vocabulary and speak English fluently and confidently.</p> <p>Alina was not feeling well, she went to a local doctor who prescribed her proper medicines for her treatment. She was advised to have one tablet per day for five days. She consumed two tablets per day which resulted in some side effects. The tablets had an <strong>adverse</strong> effect on Alina’s health.</p> <p><strong>Adverse</strong> means having a negative or harmful effect on something. It is used for defining the situation by going against something or causing harm. <strong>Adverse</strong> is normally used for conditions and effects rather than people.</p> <p>Listen carefully about how we can use the word “<strong>adverse</strong>” in 8 different forms in 8 different situations.</p> <p><strong>Example number 1 of 8:</strong> -The new government policies resulted in some <strong>adverse</strong> effects on the economy. This means that the results were unfavorable.</p> <p><strong>Example number 2 of 8:</strong> The Sharma’s had planned a family vacation during the winter season, to a place which had snowfall through the year. Now you can easily guess what happened after that. The travel had an adverse effect on their vacation plans and health and additionally, they had to stay indoors for the entire week.</p> <p><strong>Example number 3 of 8:</strong> The students organized an awareness program about the harmful effects of alcohol. This means the awareness program was about the <strong>adverse</strong> effects of alcohol.</p> <p><strong>Example number 4 of 8:</strong> &nbsp;It is observed that excessive workload ha