Hardship — synonyms, definition

1. hardship (Noun)

adversity affliction anguish asperity austerity burden calamity cross cruelty desolation difficulty distress encumbrance grief grievance grimness hard knocks hardness harshness impediment • • •

hardship (Noun) — A state of misfortune or affliction. ex. "a life of hardship"

hardship (Noun) — The quality of being hard to endure, uninviting or formidable. ex. "the hardship of northern winters"

hardship (Noun) — Something that causes or entails suffering. ex. "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women" ex. "the many hardships of frontier life"

bad luck difficultness difficulty ill luck misfortune tough luck affliction catastrophe disaster distress extremity ill-being low-water mark nadir sternness victimization