hardship B1 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ UK /ˈhɑːdˌʃɪp/ See IPA manual Freq #12661 Meanings 1 noun A situation that is difficult to live through, especially because of money or harsh conditions. The family suffered great hardship during the war. 2 noun Something that causes suffering or difficulty. Paying the extra fee would be a real hardship for low-income students. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a situation that is... adversitydifficultydistress 2 noun · something that causes... afflictiontrouble ↔ Opposites enthusiasmsoftship Word family Forms hardships Etymology AI details From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship. hardshipe Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # hardship **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɑːdˌʃɪp/ **Frequency rank:** 12661 ## Meanings 1. A situation that is difficult to live through, especially because of money or harsh conditions. 2. Something that causes suffering or difficulty. ## Examples - The family suffered great hardship during the war. - Paying the extra fee would be a real hardship for low-income students. ## Antonyms - enthusiasm - softship ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hardshipe ## Etymology From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship. ## AI Etymology Hardship comes from Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard + -ship. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “A situation that is difficult to live through, especially because of money or harsh conditions” and “Something that causes suffering or difficulty”. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown