hard-hit

American  

adjective

1. adversely affected; struck by disaster.

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hard-hit British  

adjective

1. seriously affected or hurt

   hard-hit by taxation

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Etymology

Origin of hard-hit

First recorded in 1825–30; hard ( def. ) + hit ( def. )

Example Sentences

In the country's hard-hit west, residents waded through flood waters with their belongings on their heads and evacuated in crowded boats, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's

San Francisco’s business centers were particularly hard-hit by the pandemic as its technology companies quickly adapted to remote work and kept at it even as the crisis eased, triggering widespread office and retail vacancies.

From Los Angeles Times

Energy-guzzling airlines, manufacturers and transportation firms in the industrial sector would be hard-hit by a prolonged oil shock.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a consequence, stock prices have slumped, with oil-importing countries particularly hard-hit.

From Barron's

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was especially hard-hit, shedding 785 points, or 1.6%.

From Barron's