hardship
noun /ˈhɑːdʃɪp/
/ˈhɑːrdʃɪp/
[uncountable, countable]- a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes, etc.
- economic/financial, etc. hardship
- People suffered many hardships during that long winter.
- The two men endured great hardship during their trek across Antarctica.
- It was no hardship to walk home on such a lovely evening.
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1- In times of economic hardship, firms cut back on training.
- Students may suffer severe financial hardship as a result of the government's decision.
- The union made hardship payments to some of the sacked workers.
- They are living in genuine hardship.
- They could improve our conditions without undue hardship for themselves.
- They have already survived considerable hardship.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- appalling
- considerable
- extreme
- …
- cause
- impose
- bear
- …
- fund
- payment
- in hardship
- without hardship
- hardship among
- …
- times of hardship