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| answer |
to endure punishment or hardship as a result of one's deeds (usu. fol. by "for"). [1/9 definitions] |
| bear up |
to face hardship without despairing; withstand difficulty or stress; be brave; endure. |
| catastrophic |
causing great and terrible destruction, hardship, or distress; disastrous. |
| cruel |
inclined to inflict or intentionally inflicting pain, hardship, or suffering. [1/3 definitions] |
| depression |
(cap.) the Great Depression, an economic downturn that affected the United States and other countries from 1929 to 1939, causing large-scale unemployment and hardship for millions of people. [1/7 definitions] |
| difficult |
filled with or causing hardship or pain. [1/3 definitions] |
| endurance |
the ability to go on under pain or hardship. |
| equity |
in law, a system supplementing the common law and serving to allow flexibility in cases where strict application of the law would result in hardship or unfairness. [1/5 definitions] |
| Great Depression |
the decade of the 1930s in the United States and other countries, characterized by extreme economic hardship; the Depression. |
| hardy |
able to stand hardship; tough; brave. [1/2 definitions] |
| injury |
damage or wrong that causes physical or mental pain or hardship. [1/2 definitions] |
| misfortune |
hardship or bad luck, often over a long period of time. [1/2 definitions] |
| on welfare |
receiving public aid because of poverty, hardship, or need. |
| patience |
the ability to steadfastly endure misfortune, pain, or hardship. [1/3 definitions] |
| patient |
enduring misfortune, pain, or hardship calmly or without complaining. [1/7 definitions] |
| refuge |
a place of protection or shelter from danger or hardship. [1/3 definitions] |
| rugged |
causing hardship or strain; harsh. [1/4 definitions] |
| stamina1 |
the physical or moral capacity to endure long effort, hardship, or disappointment. |
| tough |
able to put up with trouble or hardship; strong. [1/6 definitions] |
| tough it out |
(informal) to endure hardship stoically. |
| trial |
suffering, pain, or hardship. [1/5 definitions] |
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