Definitions for hardship
ˈhɑrd ʃɪphard·ship

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. adversity, hardship, hard knocksnoun

   a state of misfortune or affliction

   "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

2. asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousnessnoun

   something hard to endure

   "the asperity of northern winters"

3. hardshipnoun

   something that causes or entails suffering

   "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hardshipnoun

   (countable or uncountable) Difficulty or trouble; hard times.

   He has survived periods of financial hardship before.

2. Etymology: From herdschipe, hardischipe, equivalent to.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hardshipnoun

   Etymology: from hard.

   1. Injury; oppression.

   They are ripe for a peace, to enjoy what we have conquered for them; and so are we, to recover the effects of their hardships upon us. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Inconvenience; fatigue.

   They were exposed to hardship and penury. Thomas Sprat, Serm.

   You could not undergo the toils of war,
   Nor bear the hardships that your leaders bore. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   In journeys or at home, in war or peace,
   By hardships many, many fall by ease. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hardship

   Hardship generally refers to a condition or situation of significant difficulty, distress, or suffering. It can pertain to various aspects of life, including but not limited to economic, emotional, physical or social difficulty. Hardship often involves adverse circumstances that test a person's endurance, resilience, and ability to cope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Hardshipnoun

   that which is hard to hear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc

Matched Categories

1. • Difficulty
   • Misfortune

How to pronounce hardship?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say hardship in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardship in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hardship in a Sentence

1. Gordana Biernat:

   Happiness is not a reward you get after hardship or suffering. Happiness is something YOU create regardless of the circumstances.

2. Son Chhay:

   Corruption runs too deeply, parliament has a duty to monitor the work of the government and when it's smelly and rotten like this, Cambodia faces hardship.

3. Sani Kukasheka Usman:

   It is important to note that over the years this group has subjected ordinary citizens using public roads to untold delays, threats and disruption simply because they insist on using public space irrespective of inconvenience and hardship on other law-abiding citizens and motorists, this cannot be tolerated and must stop.

4. Duke University:

   As a result of our investigation, we have lifted the ban on the fan who was identified as having uttered racial slurs during the match, we have not found any evidence that that individual engaged in such an activity. Brigham Young University sincerely apologizes to that fan for any hardship the ban has caused.

5. Mark Warner:

   We are alarmed that unpaid federal employees will be required to incur this additional financial hardship during a time when they can least afford it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hardship
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hardship
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hardship
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardship