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- pronunciation:
- hard
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plural noun |
| definition: |
difficult or painful experiences, disappointments, or instances of rough treatment.
With the death of his father and the family's descent into poverty, his childhood became one of loneliness and hard knocks.These wooden toys are built to be sturdy and to withstand hard knocks.- synonyms:
- adversities, hardships
- similar words:
- troubles
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