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hard·ship (härds̸hip′)

noun

  1. hard circumstances of life
  2. a thing hard to bear; specific cause of discomfort or suffering, as poverty, pain, etc.

Etymology: ME heardschipe: see hard & -ship

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hardship Synonyms

hardship

n.

  1. Injury

    misfortune, calamity, accident; see catastrophe, disaster.

  2. Burden

    trial, sorrow, worry, difficulty; see difficulty 2, grief 1. See syn. study at difficulty.


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hardship Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • endure: In living the life of the ultimate Irish Olympian he has endured every hardship of the system.

Preposition: for

  • rene: Hardship for rene are away car insurance short on business.

Adjective modifier

  • undue: Whether or not a party will suffer undue hardship is the key consideration in applications to extend.

Modifies a noun

  • fund: For example, student hardship funds where a little goes a long way.
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hardship quotes

Je n'e¤  cris point d'amour, n'estant point amoureux, Je n'e¤  cris de beaute¤  , n'aiant belle maistresse, Je n'e¤  cris de douceur, n'esprouvant que rudesse, Je n'e¤  cris de plaisir, me trouvant douloureux. I cannot write of love, as I am not in love, I cannot write of beauty, as I have no beautiful mistress, I cannot write of sweetness, as I experience nothing but hardship, I cannot write of pleasure, as I am always in pain.

-Bellay,Joachim du

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined bya hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall payany price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.

-Kennedy,John F(itzgerald)

[Travel] preservesmy young noblemanfromsurfeiting of hisparents,andweanshimfroma dangerousfondness of his mother. It teacheth him wholesome hardship† Whereas the country gentleman that never travelled, can scarce go to London without making his will, at least without wetting his handkerchief.

-Lassels, Richard

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