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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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Word 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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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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Despite the hardships, Ridge became a certified nursing assistant and found a job as a part-time morgue attendant at Highland Hospital in Oakland, one of the five hospitals run by Alameda Health System.

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�� began as a necessary skill in times of hardship has now become the family's lifeline.

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�� kind of hardship waivers will be allowed?

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