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Meaning of Hardship | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp

Definitions

  1. Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
  2. A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.

Equivalents

Català dificultats
Čeština obtíž strast strázeň svízel útrapa
Cymraeg caledi cyni
فارسی سختی مشقت
Gaeilge anró
Gàidhlig èiginn
עברית תלאה
Bahasa Indonesia kesesakan kesukaran kesulitan kesusahan
한국어 고난 고초 어려움 역경
Kurdî Elend not not
Polski trudność
Português apuro dificuldade
Slovenščina stiska
తెలుగు కష్టం
Українська трудність труднощі

Examples

“He has survived periods of financial hardship before.”
“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.”
“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.”
“When you visit the museum, we invite you to make a donation of $10 if this will not be a hardship.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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