hard·ship

hard·ship
/ˈhɑɚdˌʃıp/ noun, pl -ships
1 [noncount] : pain and suffering

He had suffered through considerable/great hardship.

The city has been experiencing a period of financial/economic hardship.

2 [count] : something that causes pain, suffering, or loss

They had to endure the hardships of life on the frontier.


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