hardship
[noun]
Synonyms: suffering, adversity, difficulty, misfortune, need, privation, tribulation

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Contrasted words: comfort, ease
Related Words: adversity, mischance, misfortune, danger, hazard, peril, affliction, trial, tribulation, drudgery, toil, travail, discomfort, distress

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hard‧ship /ˈhɑːdʃɪp $ ˈhɑːrd-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: noun: hardship, hardness, hardiness; adjective: hard, hardened, hardy; adverb: hard, hardly; verb: harden]
something that makes your life difficult or unpleasant, especially a lack of money, or the condition of having a difficult life:
an economic policy that caused great hardship for many people
Many students are suffering severe financial hardship.
hardship of
the hardships of war

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hardship
noun
ADJ. appalling, considerable, dreadful, extreme, genuine, great, immense, real, severe | widespread | undue, unnecessary | economic, financial, material, personal, physical
VERB + HARDSHIP cause | bear, endure, experience, face, suffer, survive a close community which makes these hardships easier to bear Students may suffer severe financial hardship as a result of the government's decision. They have already survived considerable hardship.
HARDSHIP + NOUN payment The union made hardship payments to some of the sacked workers.
PREP. in ~ They are living in genuine hardship.
without ~ Rail services to rural areas could be withdrawn without undue hardship.
~ among widespread hardship among students
~ to The cold was no real hardship to me.
PHRASES times of hardship In times of economic hardship, firms cut back on training.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

hardship

cause/create hardship
The severe winter caused great hardship in remote villages.
experience/suffer hardship (also endure hardship formal)
Many pensioners experienced hardship paying the tax.
face hardship (=will be affected by a difficult or painful situation)
One in four families in Britain is facing financial hardship.
inflict hardship on somebody (=make someone be in a difficult or painful situation, used for emphasis)
Civil war has inflicted hardship and suffering on thousands of people.
alleviate hardship formal (=make it less severe)
The program aims to alleviate hardship among the poorest sections of society.
great/immense/deep hardship (=a lot of hardship)
In the early years, the settlers faced great hardship.
severe/serious/extreme hardship (=very bad )
The 1930s brought severe hardship to the Midwest, especially for Oklahoma.
economic/financial hardship
The closure of the steelworks caused economic hardship for the town.
considerable/substantial hardship
It is a region of considerable hardship and poverty.
real/genuine hardship
Prolonged illness can cause real hardship for many families.
unnecessary hardship
The ban is causing unnecessary hardship for fishermen.
undue hardship law (=more than is reasonable)
His deportation would pose undue hardship on family members left in the United States.
physical hardship (=when you lack the things that your body needs)
The people of the war-torn region face severe physical hardship.
personal hardship (=hardship that affects you rather than other people or people in general)
The personal hardship experienced by my client includes the loss of his home, his job and his family.
material hardship (=a serious lack of money or of things that you need in order to live)
Emergency government aid helped to relieve the flood victims' material hardship.
in times of hardship
In times of hardship, your family may be the only people you can go to for help.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲