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- Dictionaryhardship/ˈhɑːdʃɪp/
noun
- 1. severe suffering or privation: "intolerable levels of hardship"
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The meaning of HARDSHIP is privation, suffering. How to use hardship in a sentence.
HARDSHIP definition: 1. (something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this: 2…. Learn more.
Hardship definition: a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression. See examples of HARDSHIP used in a sentence.
Hardship is a situation in which your life is difficult or unpleasant, often because you do not have enough money. Many people are suffering economic hardship. One of the worst hardships is having so little time to spend with one's family.
HARDSHIP meaning: 1. (something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this: 2…. Learn more.
If something is a hardship, it causes suffering or unpleasantness. After all the hardship you endured while training for the marathon, you really hope that you’ll do well — or at least finish! The word hard in hardship is a tip-off to its meaning: something that’s a hardship is hard.
n. 1. The condition of lacking necessities or comforts; privation or suffering. 2. A thing or circumstance that causes ongoing or persistent suffering or difficulty: "Hives are a great hardship, but they will not injure your vital organs" (Andrew Weil). See Synonyms at difficulty.
a problem or situation that makes you suffer a lot, especially because you are very poor: They have suffered years of financial hardship. (Definition of hardship from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hardship. in Chinese (Traditional) 艱苦，困難… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 艰苦，困难… See more.
a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes, etc. economic/financial, etc. hardship. People suffered many hardships during that long winter. The two men endured great hardship during their trek across Antarctica.
Hardship Definition. Hard circumstances of life. The condition of lacking necessities or comforts; privation or suffering. A thing hard to bear; specific cause of discomfort or suffering, as poverty, pain, etc. The difficulty or distress resulting to an individual or entity from a court decision, zoning decision, or passage of a law; taken into ...
