modgang

Danish

Etymology

From mod +‎ gang. Compare Norwegian Bokmål motgang, Swedish motgång.

Noun

modgang c (singular definite modgangen, not used in plural form)

adversity
Han har altid haft svært ved at håndtere den mindste smule modgang.
He has always found it difficult to handle the slightest bit of adversity.

Undertiden kan modgang hjælpe os til at blive stærkere.
Sometimes adversity can help us to become stronger.

Declension

Declension of modgang

common gender	Singular
common gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	modgang	modgangen
genitive	modgangs	modgangens

Antonyms

medgang

Derived terms

i medgang og modgang (used in traditional wedding vows, corresponding to English 'for better or (for) worse')

References

“modgang” in Den Danske Ordbog
“modgang” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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