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# hardship

noun (hardship, hardships)

«hardship» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Hardship is a situation of suffering or difficulty, especially from not having enough money, food or other things you need. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#m1)
2. A hardship is one particular difficulty that makes life hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, hardship describes war, famine and poverty, such as rationing in the Second World War. In everyday adult life seen by a child, families may face financial hardship if a parent loses a job, and schools sometimes have a hardship fund. In stories, characters overcome hardship. Common phrases: «financial hardship», «face hardship», «suffer hardship», «great hardship», «hardship fund».

### Examples

- The family faced great hardship during the war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#x1)
- Many people suffered hardship when the factory closed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#x2)
- Pioneers on the trail to Oregon endured many hardships. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#x3)
- The school has a hardship fund to help pay for trips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#x4)
- Despite the hardship, they stayed cheerful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#x5)
- Losing a job can bring financial hardship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#x6)
- The explorers suffered hardships of cold and hunger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#x7)
- The king said, "Oh, Conall, you came through great hardships. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/#x8)

### Note

Usually uncountable (much hardship); countable when you list them (the hardships of the journey). Built from «hard» + «-ship». It is a serious word, kinder than saying people are «poor».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hardship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hardship» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hardship.html) on Mova free.