HARDSHIP Definition & Meaning

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hardship

[ hahrd-ship ]

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noun

a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression:
a life of hardship.
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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.

hardship

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noun

conditions of life difficult to endure
something that causes suffering or privation

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hardship¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; hard + -ship

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Synonym Study

Hardship, privation, austerity refer to a condition hard to endure. Hardship applies to a circumstance in which excessive and painful effort of some kind is required, as enduring acute discomfort from cold, or battling over rough terrain. Privation has particular reference to lack of food, clothing, and other necessities or comforts. Austerity not only includes the ideas of privation and hardship but also implies deliberate control of emotional reactions to these.

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Without their phones students faced extreme hardship, according to attorneys affiliated with the National Lawyers Guild.

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All universities in Wales offer hardship funds, discounted meals on campus and specialist advice on debt and budgeting through their student money advice services.

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Are there any hardship rules that may help me?

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In my life, I have endured the hardships of racism, as have so many others.

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He said that for himself and others, being unable to catch salmon has meant “insane financial hardship, stressing of your family’s relationships, everything.”

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