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

That dramatic selloff in the metals space seems to have paused for now, with hard-hit gold and silver firmly in the green early Tuesday.

From MarketWatch

In all, the health-insurance selloff erased $99 billion in market value across six hard-hit stocks Tuesday, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From The Wall Street Journal

Standouts in the rebound include hard-hit chip stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal

In recent years, the city’s business community has been hard-hit by sanctions and by a drop in the number of tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal

New England was especially hard-hit as natural-gas prices surged.

From The Wall Street Journal