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hardship
noun as in personal burden
Strongest matches
adversity, calamity, catastrophe, danger, difficulty, disaster, discomfort, fatigue, grief, hazard, injury, misery, misfortune, oppression, peril, persecution, sorrow, suffering, torment, trouble, worry
Strong matches
accident, affliction, asperity, austerity, case, curse, destitution, distress, drudgery, grievance, labor, mischance, need, privation, rigor, toil, travail, trial, tribulation, vicissitude, want
Weak matches
Herculean task, hard knocks, rainy day, rotten luck, tough break, tough luck, uphill battle
Example Sentences
An aspiring journalist, Jennifer is an empathetic witness not only to Miriam’s struggles but to the hardships and bravery of all the women in the shop.
For those who rely on disability benefits to make ends meet, the proposed rules aren’t just abstract numbers, but rather they could mean the difference between financial security and hardship.
"He reminded us how resilient bears are and how they have the ability to recover from injury and hardship," ranger Naomi Boak said.
For those in extreme hardship, the Discretionary Assistance Fund provides grants to help pay for gas and electricity.
The stock controller, who is also Unite shop steward, said Leadec had set up a foodbank to support its workers facing extreme hardship.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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