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hardship
noun
Something hard to endure
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ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp
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noun
Something hard to endure
“The asperity of northern winters”
noun
Something that causes or entails suffering
“{'source': 'James Boswell', 'text': 'I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women'}”
noun
A state of misfortune or affliction
“Debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity”
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The asperity of northern winters
{'source': 'James Boswell', 'text': 'I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women'}
The many hardships of frontier life
Debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity
A life of hardship
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