hardship
Americannoun
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a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression.
a life of hardship.
- Synonyms:
- misfortune , suffering , affliction , trouble
- Antonyms:
- ease
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an instance or cause of this; something hard to bear, as a deprivation, lack of comfort, or constant toil or danger.
They faced bravely the many hardships of frontier life.
noun
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conditions of life difficult to endure
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something that causes suffering or privation
Related Words
Hardship, privation, austerity refer to a condition hard to endure. Hardship applies to a circumstance in which excessive and painful effort of some kind is required, as enduring acute discomfort from cold, or battling over rough terrain. Privation has particular reference to lack of food, clothing, and other necessities or comforts. Austerity not only includes the ideas of privation and hardship but also implies deliberate control of emotional reactions to these.
Etymology
Origin of hardship
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He worked the land, as he’d done back home, earning enough to later support five children, but enduring the hardship that came with being undocumented.
From Los Angeles Times
Because “the demand for woven cloth could fluctuate wildly,” she writes, “as quickly as weavers remembered the good wages, memories of periods of acute hardship came flooding back.”
Throughout the 1980s, Howson, who had spent time in the army and travelling before returning to Glasgow, became known for his depictions of working-class life which told stories of economic hardship and social tension.
From BBC
A council is asking residents to support foodbanks and help families in hardship this Christmas.
From BBC
In part of the story Santa shows two youngsters the hardships faced by a group of refugee children.
From BBC
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