hardships

Noun

hardship (countable and uncountable, plural hardships)

1. Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
   • He has survived periods of financial hardship before.

   Synonyms:

   distress, grief, anguish, rend, difficulty, pain, smart, torment, torture, trouble

2. A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.
   • When you visit the museum, we invite you to make a donation of $10 if this will not be a hardship.

   Synonyms:

   distress, problem, sorrow, trouble, affliction, aggrievance, grief, grievance, misery, ruth

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