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hardship

/ hardship /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something that causes or entails suffering
"I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell"
"the many hardships of frontier life"
Type of:
misfortune bad luck
noun Sense 2
a state of misfortune or affliction
"debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"
"a life of hardship"
Type of:
misfortune bad luck tough luck
Kinds of:
ill-being catastrophe disaster extremity distress
noun Sense 3
something hard to endure
"the asperity of northern winters"
Type of:
difficulty difficultness
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
20
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misfortune bad luck tough luck ill-being catastrophe disaster extremity distress difficulty difficultness