Adversity in a dream often represents adversity in waking life.
If you are suffering from adverse conditions, such as financial troubles or relationship problems, these can manifest themselves as more obvious physical forms of adversity in your dream.
For example, you may dream that you are struggling to travel through a storm or to climb a high mountain, or that you are cold or hungry.
A dream that you are enduring adversity when you are not having any problems in waking life can mean that you are worried that conditions will change. Unconsciously, you may have been noticing signs that things may be changing for the worse.
Dreaming that you overcome adversity can be a message that you will be able to overcome troubles you are experiencing in waking life.