hardship Definition
hard·ship (härd′s̸hip′)
hardship Synonyms
hardship
n.
Injury
misfortune, calamity, accident; see catastrophe, disaster.Burden
trial, sorrow, worry, difficulty; see difficulty 2, grief 1. See syn. study at difficulty.
hardship Law Definition
n
The difficulty or distress
resulting to an individual or entity from a court decision, zoning decision, or
passage of a law; taken into account as one factor in an equity proceeding.
hardship Usage Examples
Converse of object
- endure: In living the life of the ultimate Irish Olympian he has endured every hardship of the system.
- suffer: Normally you have to show you will suffer severe hardship without benefits.
- alleviate: He said his demands were aimed at alleviating the hardship caused by the embargo.
- inflict: Economic sanctions, by their very nature, are designed to inflict economic hardship on civilian populations.
- relieve: Against that mercenary vision is Galileo's argument that " the only purpose of science is to relieve the hardship of life " .
- cause: Any customer who believes this may cause hardship should contact the tax credits office.
Preposition: for
- rene: Hardship for rene are away car insurance short on business.
- sake: They warned people of the need to go through many hardships for the sake of the Kingdom of God.
Adjective modifier
- undue: Whether or not a party will suffer undue hardship is the key consideration in applications to extend.
- financial: Severe financial hardship may result in students giving up their studies.
- unjustifiable: It is important to consider, however that most adjustments will not amount to unjustifiable hardship.
- untold: It has cost an estimated £ 27 billion and untold hardship for family farmers and small businesses.
- severe: Normally you have to show you will suffer severe hardship without benefits.
- unforeseen: Preference has to be given to cases of unforeseen hardship.
Modifies a noun
- fund: For example, student hardship funds where a little goes a long way.
- relief: If you wish to apply for hardship relief, please contact the Business Rates Section for further information.
- bursary: British Psychological Society Welsh Branch The BPS Welsh Branch has a number of bursaries and hardship bursaries available to postgraduates and also to undergraduates.
- payment: He stressed there will be hardship payments for people who have had benefit withdrawn.
- loan: They can also advise you about your eligibility to apply for hardship loan schemes that may be available.
- grant: One off hardship grants can also be provided in a wide range of circumstances.

