hardship
playSimple Definition of hardship
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: pain and suffering
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: something that causes pain, suffering, or loss
Examples of hardship in a sentence
He had suffered through considerable hardship.
The city has been experiencing a period of financial hardship.
They had to endure the hardships of life on the frontier.
13th Century
First Known Use of hardship
13th century
HARDSHIP Defined for Kids
hardship
playDefinition of hardship for Students
: something (as a loss or injury) that is hard to bear <“… we had many hardships to endure besides the fighting …” — Anna Sewell, Black Beauty>
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