Definition of HARDSHIP

hardship

Plural: hardships

Noun

  • A severe suffering, difficulty, or privation.
  • a state of misfortune or affliction
    • "a life of hardship"
  • something hard to endure
  • something that causes or entails suffering; - James Boswell
    • "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"
    • "the many hardships of frontier life"
  • Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
  • A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.

Verb

  • To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.

Examples

  • Despite the hardship of a poor tile rack, he still managed a decent score.
  • He has survived periods of financial hardship before.
  • When you visit the museum, we invite you to make a donation of $10 if this will not be a hardship.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship.

Antonyms

enthusiasm, softship

Scrabble Score: 17

hardship: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hardship: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hardship: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

hardship: valid Words With Friends Word