hardship
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈhɑrdʃɪp/
- Like many Americans, they suffered through these years enduring economic hardship and associated calamities.
- economic hardship
- financial hardship
- undue hardship
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Watch on YouTubeIt actually took, you know, a lot of work and hardship on my part.
- It actually took, you know, a lot of work and hardship on my part.
- There is something in the process of overcoming hardship that creates greatness.
- Do you think those hardships were necessary to flip the switch?
- We have to be willing to go through hardship, through suffering, through pain.
- Adversity will come, hardships will come, abuse will happen.
- For those of you that have experienced some hardships, don't give up on your dream.
- Super grateful for everything, all the hardships and the successes.
- We shouldn't try to remove the challenges and hardship from human endeavour.
- This is why you must seek out hardship because life has gotten too convenient.
- It's creating hardship all over the world.
- You know, a war doesn't avoid hardship and struggles.
- Humans don't mind hardship, In fact, they thrive on it.
- When you go through hardship and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Examples
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Then, after years of hardship, their fortunes suddenly changed.
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This is the beginning of long term economic hardship for Americans.
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And there was this shared hardship and we were there for each other.
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And I think like you need to go through the hardship to build character.
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It's creating hardship all over the world.
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We have to be willing to go through hardship, through suffering, through pain.
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Withdrawal of government support thus meant financial hardship for many private companies.
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We stayed connected and were there for each other through personal hardships.
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Despite many hardships, they advanced their way of living and the thriving nation became the rice bowl of Asia.
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After losing his job, he faced serious hardship trying to pay his bills.
Synonyms
522
2.9
A period when someone has difficulty or trouble
285
2.8
A feeling of great unhappiness and suffering
169
3.1
A period when someone faces problems or a lot of stress
96
3.1
A period when people have many problems with money or daily life
87
6.5
A difficult situation that is hard to get out of
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5.8
A difficult or embarrassing situation that is hard to escape
70
4.9
A difficult time when you face many problems
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6.2
Not having basic things you need, like food, shelter, or sleep
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2.8
Feeling pain in the body or mind
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7.4
A difficult time when someone has little money or many problems
12
7.4
A very difficult situation that causes serious money problems
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7.4
A situation of very great trouble and urgent need with no easy way out
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6.1
A time when someone has many problems and finds life difficult
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8.6
A person who has little money and cannot buy basic things
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Etymology
The word hardship comes from the simple parts hard and -ship, where -ship means 'state of', as in friendship. So hardship literally means the 'state of being hard', which is why it refers to serious trouble or suffering.