Hardship
11hardship — UK [ˈhɑː(r)dʃɪp] / US [ˈhɑrdˌʃɪp] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms hardship : singular hardship plural hardships a) a situation in which life is very difficult, usually because you do not have enough money Even slight rent increases would… …
12hardship — /hahrd ship/, n. 1. a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship. 2. an instance or cause of this; something hard to bear, as a deprivation, lack of comfort, or constant toil or danger: They… …
13hardship — hard|ship [ hard,ʃıp ] noun count or uncount a situation in which life is very difficult, usually because you do not have enough money: Even slight rent increases would cause considerable hardship. Many students are facing financial hardship. a.… …
14hardship — hard|ship [ˈha:dʃıp US ˈha:rd ] n [U and C] something that makes your life difficult or unpleasant, especially a lack of money, or the condition of having a difficult life ▪ an economic policy that caused great hardship for many people ▪ Many… …
15hardship — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)dʃɪp[/t]] hardships N VAR 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… …
16hardship — noun (countable or uncountable) Difficulty or trouble; hard times. He has survived periods of financial hardship before …
17hardship — noun (C, U) the condition of having very little money so that life is very difficult: a time of great economic hardship …
18hardship — noun by age six, she was a refugee and no stranger to hardship Syn: privation, deprivation, destitution, poverty, austerity, penury, want, need, neediness, impecuniousness; misfortune, distress, suffering, affliction, trouble, pain, misery,… …
19hardship — [ˈhɑːdʃɪp] noun [C/U] the state of having a difficult life, or something that makes life very difficult financial hardship[/ex] …
20hardship — /ˈhadʃɪp / (say hahdship) noun 1. a condition that bears hard upon one; severe toil, trial, oppression, or need. 2. an instance of this; something hard to bear. –phrase 3. impose hardship on (or upon), to cause to suffer privations …
