hardship.
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
Meaning & usage
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
He has survived periods of financial hardship before.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship.
To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship.
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