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hardship en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɑːdˌʃɪp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
    • If train services of this kind were to be cut off, without any provision of alternative services, there would, of course, be hardship in some cases. 1962 December, “Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways”, in Modern Railways, page 377:
    • He has survived periods of financial hardship before.
    • The TUCC's role was to assess what (if any) hardship a BR closure proposal would cause, and to make recommendations to ministers who would have the final say. 2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival”, in Rail, page 26:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.
    • When you visit the museum, we invite you to make a donation of $10 if this will not be a hardship.

Forms

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hardships Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

enthusiasm · softship

Deriveds

hardship post

Synonyms

torture · wrong · hardship · sadness · smart · woe · vexation · distress · sorrow · affliction · undelight · aggrievance · grief · torment · hardship · distress · pain · distress · problem · difficulty · ruth · trouble · grief · rend · grievance · trouble · misery · grief · anguish · distress · sorrow

Translations (111)

de Elend (difficulty or trouble) · es penuria (difficulty or trouble) · cs svízel (difficulty or trouble) · ru невзго́ды (difficulty or trouble) · az ağırlıq-uğurluq (difficulty or trouble) · la aerumna (difficulty or trouble) · fi vaikeus (difficulty or trouble) · fr misère (difficulty or trouble) · gl apuro (difficulty or trouble) · hi मशक्कत (difficulty or trouble) · cy caledi (difficulty or trouble) · de Härte (difficulty or trouble) · sl težava (difficulty or trouble) · te కష్టం (difficulty or trouble) · es apuro (difficulty or trouble) · sv svårighet (difficulty or trouble) · no lidelse (difficulty or trouble) · ro greutate (difficulty or trouble) · no motgang (difficulty or trouble) · mi whakapāwera (difficulty or trouble) · ar مَشَقَّة (difficulty or trouble) · hi सख्ती (difficulty or trouble) · cs obtíž (difficulty or trouble) · be няго́ды (difficulty or trouble) · grc μόχθος (difficulty or trouble) · ro adversitate (difficulty or trouble) · pt apuro (difficulty or trouble) · mr हालअपेष्टा (difficulty or trouble) · ar شِدَّة (difficulty or trouble) · ko 어려움 (difficulty or trouble) · fo trupulleiki (difficulty or trouble) · ota شدت (difficulty or trouble) · ko 고난 (difficulty or trouble) · bg строгост (difficulty or trouble) · es sufrimiento (difficulty or trouble) · pms stent (difficulty or trouble) · cmn 困難 /困难 (difficulty or trouble) · es tribulación (difficulty or trouble) · uk тру́днощі (difficulty or trouble) · fo roynsla (difficulty or trouble) · fo trongd (difficulty or trouble) · de Beschwernis (difficulty or trouble) · bg затруднение (difficulty or trouble) · sv vedermöda (difficulty or trouble) · hi कष्ट (difficulty or trouble) · mn зовлон зүдүүр (difficulty or trouble) · it avversità (difficulty or trouble) · de Entbehrung (difficulty or trouble) · rue чежкосц (difficulty or trouble) · ilo rigat (difficulty or trouble) · ang earfeþe (difficulty or trouble) · enm anoy (difficulty or trouble) · fi vaiva (difficulty or trouble) · la difficultās (difficulty or trouble) · nl ondraaglijkheid (difficulty or trouble) · cs těžkost (difficulty or trouble) · te ఇబ్బంది (difficulty or trouble) · fo viðurmøði (difficulty or trouble) · it difficoltà (difficulty or trouble) · fa سختی (difficulty or trouble) · gmq-osw motganger (difficulty or trouble) · ru суро́вость (difficulty or trouble) · fi vastoinkäyminen (difficulty or trouble) · gmq-osw moteganger (difficulty or trouble) · srn hebi (difficulty or trouble) · is þrengingar (difficulty or trouble) · es penalidad (difficulty or trouble) · gmq-osw vidhermødha (difficulty or trouble) · io privaco (difficulty or trouble) · ga anró (difficulty or trouble) · pt dificuldade (difficulty or trouble) · enm noy (difficulty or trouble) · srn pina (difficulty or trouble) · io sufro (difficulty or trouble) · fr épreuve (difficulty or trouble) · nl ellende (difficulty or trouble) · mn гачигдал (difficulty or trouble) · ja 苦しみ (difficulty or trouble) · ka სირთულეები (difficulty or trouble) · uk тру́дність (difficulty or trouble) · de Not (difficulty or trouble) · jam sufferation (difficulty or trouble) · gd èiginn (difficulty or trouble) · de Mühsal (difficulty or trouble) · ja 難儀 (difficulty or trouble) · tr zorluk (difficulty or trouble) · bg трудност (difficulty or trouble) · ro dificultate (difficulty or trouble) · shi tanakmut (difficulty or trouble) · ru затрудне́ние (difficulty or trouble) · pdt Schwierichkjeit (difficulty or trouble) · ca dificultats (difficulty or trouble) · ckb ئەرک (difficulty or trouble) · pl trudność (difficulty or trouble) · fa مشقت (difficulty or trouble) · gl dificultade (difficulty or trouble) · ru тя́готы (difficulty or trouble) · es adversidad (difficulty or trouble) · fr difficultés (difficulty or trouble) · it stento (difficulty or trouble) · gl traballos (difficulty or trouble) · ja 苦難 (difficulty or trouble) · sv motgång (difficulty or trouble) · bg суровост (difficulty or trouble) · uk тя́готи (difficulty or trouble) · be ця́жкасць (difficulty or trouble) · te ఇడుము (difficulty or trouble) · sl stiska (difficulty or trouble) · ru тру́дность (difficulty or trouble) · mi uauatanga (difficulty or trouble) · cy cyni (difficulty or trouble)

hardship en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɑːdˌʃɪp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.
    • Although we lost the election by the narrowest of margins, the people of Oregon heard a great deal about education, and particularly about how "look-say" reading instruction was hardshipping Oregon school children. 1970, Reading Reform Foundation, The Annual Reading Reform Foundation Conference, page 47:
    • […] an adjustment of the income tax could easily produce the twenty millions without hardshipping any industrious person in the community […] 1969, Tract Series, numbers 96-129, page 529:

Forms

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hardshipped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hardshipped Tense=Past lexicographic
hardshipping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hardships Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic