Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "hardship" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

softship

Derived Terms

hardship post

Derived From

hard

Distinct From

easy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bad luck difficultness difficulty ill luck misfortune tough luck

Type Of (IsA)

misfortune

Related Terms

difficult difficult experience difficulty experience hard poor poverty poverty sickness put put together sickness strife strife poverty times together trouble

Synonym Network

adversity affliction asperity burden calamity fatigue grievance hardness injury misfortune privation suffering toil trouble weariness

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