hardship
Difficulty or troubleDifficulty or trouble; hard times.
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» I've endured many hardships in my life.
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Examples
93 sentencesI've endured many hardships in my life.
He told us he had gone through many hardships.
He had to go through a lot of hardships.
deEr musste viele Schwierigkeiten überwinden. — xtofu80
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
He has survived periods of financial hardship before.
Härte, Not, Entbehrung
невзго́дыnevzgódy, суро́востьsuróvostʹ, тя́готыtjágoty
тру́дністьtrúdnistʹ, тру́днощіtrúdnošči, тя́готиtjáhoty
something hard to endure
(countable, uncountable)A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.
When you visit the museum, we invite you to make a donation of $10 if this will not be a hardship.
Origin
From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship.From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship.
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Forms
plural: hardshipsSynonyms
32 synonyms- a state of misfortune or affliction:adversityhard knocks
- something hard to endure:asperitygrimnessrigorrigourseverityseverenessrigorousnessrigourousness
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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