hardship

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard +‎ -ship. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːdˌʃɪp/ Hyphenation: hard‧ship === Noun === hardship (countable and uncountable, plural hardships) Difficulty or trouble; hard times. Synonyms: distress, grief; see also Thesaurus:distress A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier. Synonyms: distress, problem, sorrow, trouble; see also Thesaurus:woe ==== Antonyms ==== softship enthusiasm ==== Derived terms ==== hardship post ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hardship (third-person singular simple present hardships, present participle hardshipping, simple past and past participle hardshipped) (transitive) To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.