Adversity vs. Challenge?

[honeybee87]

Are these two the same? I feel like adversity is something that is more socioeconomic in nature, like I went through an adversity as I am disadvantaged whereas a challenge is more broad: I failed at this specific task (not academically related) which was challenging for me, but I did not quit and tried again and succeeded? Will the later tone work for an adversity essay?

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[Goro]

They're not the same.

ad·ver·si·ty
/ədˈvərsədē/
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noun
noun: adversity; plural noun: adversities

1. difficulties; misfortune.
   "resilience in the face of adversity"
   

   synonyms:

   misfortune, ill luck, bad luck, trouble, difficulty, hardship, distress, disaster, misadventure, suffering, affliction, sorrow, misery, heartbreak, heartache, wretchedness, tribulation, woe, pain, trauma, torment, torture; More mishap, stroke of ill luck, stroke of bad luck, accident, shock, upset, reverse, reversal, reversal of fortune, setback, crisis, catastrophe, tragedy, calamity, trial, cross, burden, blow, buffet, vicissitude, issue;