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- [hahrd-ship]
- /ˈhɑrd ʃɪp/
- /ˈhɑːd.ʃɪp/
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- [hahrd-ship]
- /ˈhɑrd ʃɪp/
Definitions of hardship word
- noun hardship a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship. 1
- noun hardship an instance or cause of this; something hard to bear, as a deprivation, lack of comfort, or constant toil or danger: They faced bravely the many hardships of frontier life. 1
- noun hardship Severe suffering or privation. 1
- noun hardship general adversity 1
- noun hardship specific event 1
- variable noun hardship Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant, often because you do not have enough money. 0
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Origin of hardship
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at hard, -ship
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Parts of speech for Hardship
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hardship popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hardship usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hardship
noun hardship
- grief — keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- peril — exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- 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.
- danger — Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.
Antonyms for hardship
noun hardship
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- 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.
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