a period of adversity; a difficult period; hard times; a time of distress.

ಆಪತ್ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಆದವನೇ ನೆಂಟ āpatkālakke ādavanē neṇṭa = ಆಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಆದವನೆ ನೆಂಟ.(see under ಆಪತ್ತು).