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hardship

/ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/noun2 syllables

Hardship means: something hard to endure.

Synonyms for hardship10

noun, as in something hard to endure

asperity, grimness, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness

noun, as in a state of misfortune or affliction

adversity, hard knocks

What does hardship mean?3

noun

1

something hard to endure“the asperity of northern winters”

2

a state of misfortune or affliction“debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity”

3

something that causes or entails suffering“I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Hardship in a sentence

  • Life is a mix of joy and hardship, not just one or the other.Nuel
  • After so much hardship, we finally made to the light.Aghanim
  • Some people, because of the many hardships of existence, have lost all hope.felidad
  • Today, even white-collar workers are confronted with great hardships.unknown
  • Three things help one bear the hardships of life: hope, sleep, and laughter.AlanF_US
  • If one wants to grow, one must not avoid hardships.unknown
  • During the war, people went through many hardships.CM
  • After many hardships, he now lives in comparative ease.Dejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of hardship

as a noun

plural
hardships