Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant, often because you do not have enough money.
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
One of the worst hardships is having so little time to spend with one's family.
Synonyms: suffering, want, need, trouble More Synonyms of hardship
hardship in British English
(ˈhɑːdʃɪp)
noun
1.
conditions of life difficult to endure
2.
something that causes suffering or privation
hardship in American English
(ˈhɑrdˌʃɪp)
noun
1.
hard circumstances of life
2.
a thing hard to bear; specific cause of discomfort or suffering, as poverty, pain, etc.
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈdiffiˌculty
Word origin
ME heardschipe: see hard & -ship
COBUILD Collocations
hardship
economic hardship
endure hardship
experience hardship
financial hardship
suffer hardship
Examples of 'hardship' in a sentence
hardship
Despite years of economic hardship due to Western sanctions, the country is not cheap.
The Sun (2016)
Despite years of economic hardship due to Western sanctions, the country is not cheap.
The Sun (2016)
The demise of those empires has had heavy costs in reputation but little in personal hardship.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Many face genuine hardship at the most vulnerable moment of their lives.
The Sun (2008)
Through no fault of their own they face hardship for life.
The Sun (2006)
The generous payments are controversial at a time of economic hardship.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They have a short life expectancy because of the hardship they endure.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet kindness is not enough to allay the many hardships that he suffers.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Britain appeared to be shedding her responsibilities and burdens with grace and little hardship.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
He maintained a philosophical attitude to adversity and personal hardship throughout his life.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That would be scant consolation for the economic hardship that would follow.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But financial hardship has forced many to use their reserves to make ends meet.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But experiencing a life of hardship prompts her to give away a quarter of a million pounds!
The Sun (2010)
His reform programme caused economic hardship and ran into much criticism from more conservative elements.
Thackrah, J. R. Twentieth Century History - Basic Facts (1985)
And it is their stories that encourage so many others to endure danger and hardship to reach our shores.
The Sun (2009)
Apart from the possible financial hardship of retirement many find it hard to adjust to having little to do.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
He has long argued that globalisation and free trade are benign forces that help to lift people out of hardship.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Many suffered appalling hardship and 21 died.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If it was a van or lorry driver he would lose his job, causing hardship for his family.
The Sun (2016)
Cuts are having a significant impact, and there is real hardship ahead for people with a learning disability.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Whether a single mom or in a family facing economic hardship, many moms are worried about having enough food.
Christianity Today (2000)
While the tools of violence have changed the outcome remains the same - killing, suffering and hardship.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yet the chief executives of the biggest charities in Britain know little of such hardship and come largely from privileged homes, research suggests.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
hardship
British English: hardship NOUN
Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant, often because you do not have enough money.
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
American English: hardship
Brazilian Portuguese: privação
Chinese: 困境
European Spanish: apuros
French: difficultés
German: Not
Italian: difficoltà
Japanese: 苦労
Korean: 역경
European Portuguese: privação
Latin American Spanish: dificultades
All related terms of 'hardship'
hardship fund
funding offered or applied for due to financial difficulties
endure hardship
Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant , often because you do not have enough money.
hardship clause
a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
suffer hardship
Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant, often because you do not have enough money.
economic hardship
Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant , often because you do not have enough money.
financial hardship
Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant , often because you do not have enough money.
experience hardship
Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant , often because you do not have enough money.
Chinese translation of 'hardship'
hardship
(ˈhɑːdʃɪp)
n(c/u)
困难(難) (kùnnan)
(noun)
Definition
something that causes suffering
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
Synonyms
suffering
It has caused terrible suffering to animals.
want
He said they were fighting for freedom from want.
need
trouble
She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine.
trial
the trials of adolescence
difficulty
burden
Having more responsibility at work felt like a burden to him.
misery
All that money brought nothing but misery.
torment
We spent our days in torment, waiting for news.
oppression
persecution
grievance
misfortune
He had had his full share of misfortunes.
austerity
adversity
He showed courage in adversity.
calamity
This course of action could only end in calamity.
affliction
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
discomfort
She suffered some discomfort, but no real pain.
tribulation
the trials and tribulations of everyday life
privation (formal)
They endured years of privation during the war.
destitution
attempts made to relieve destitution
Opposites
help
,
aid
,
relief
,
ease
,
comfort
,
blessing
,
happiness
,
prosperity
,
boon
,
good fortune
Additional synonyms
in the sense of adversity
Definition
very difficult or hard circumstances
He showed courage in adversity.
Synonyms
hardship,
trouble,
distress,
suffering,
trial,
disaster,
reverse,
misery,
hard times,
catastrophe,
sorrow,
woe,
misfortune,
bad luck,
deep water,
calamity,
mishap,
affliction,
wretchedness,
ill-fortune,
ill-luck
in the sense of affliction
Definition
something that causes physical or mental suffering
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
Synonyms
misfortune,
suffering,
trouble,
trial,
disease,
pain,
distress,
grief,
misery,
plague (informal),
curse,
ordeal,
sickness,
torment,
hardship,
sorrow,
woe,
adversity,
calamity,
scourge,
tribulation,
wretchedness
in the sense of burden
Definition
something that is difficult to bear
Having more responsibility at work felt like a burden to him.