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- [hahrd tahymz]
- /hɑrd taɪmz/
- /hɑːd taɪmz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahrd tahymz]
- /hɑrd taɪmz/
Definitions of hard times words
- noun hard times a period of difficulties or hardship. 1
- noun hard times Slang. time actually served in a prison or other penal institution: He had merely been fined before, but now was sentenced to 90 days' hard time in the county jail. 1
- noun hard times give a hard time, Informal. to bother, annoy, or harass: He gave me a hard time about the money I owe him. 1
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Origin of hard times
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10
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Parts of speech for Hard times
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hard times popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hard times usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hard times
noun hard times
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- crunch — If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
Antonyms for hard times
noun hard times
- good luck — good fortune
- miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
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