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hardness
Synonyms and Antonyms of hardness
1
something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal
discomfort, inconvenience, nuisance
affliction, trial, tribulation
knock, misfortune, mishap, tragedy
bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, handicap, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, pons asinorum, rub, shackle, snag, stop, trammel
2
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)
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