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hard·ship
hardship
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- pronunciation:
- hard
shIp
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a condition of severe want, poverty, or suffering.
His family had known great hardship during the war.- synonyms:
- deprivation, destitution, indigence, poverty, suffering, want
- antonyms:
- ease
- similar words:
- adversity, difficulty, distress, privation, travail, tribulation
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definition 2: |
a particular instance or cause of such a condition.
Poverty is one of the hardships that the country faces.Losing her husband was a tremendous hardship for her and her family.- synonyms:
- misfortune, ordeal, trial, tribulation
- similar words:
- burden, mischance, mishap, setback, sorrow, tragedy
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related words: |
affliction, bust, discomfort, misery, misfortune, ordeal, pinch |
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