Hardship

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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.”

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