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noun ADJ. appalling, considerable, dreadful, extreme, genuine, great, immense, real, severe | widespread | undue, unnecessary | economic, financial, material, personal, physical VERB + HARDSHIP cause | bear, endure, experience, face, suffer, survive a close community which makes these hardships easier to bear Students may suffer severe financial hardship as a result of the government's decision. They have already survived considerable hardship. HARDSHIP + NOUN payment The union made hardship payments to some of the sacked workers. PREP. in ~ They are living in genuine hardship. | without ~ Rail services to rural areas could be withdrawn without undue hardship. | ~ among widespread hardship among students | ~ to The cold was no real hardship to me. PHRASES times of hardship In times of economic hardship, firms cut back on training.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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hardship
verbs
cause/create hardship
• The severe winter caused great hardship in remote villages.
experience/suffer hardship
( also endure hardship formal )
• Many pensioners experienced hardship paying the tax.
face hardship
(= will be affected by a difficult or painful situation )
• One in four families in Britain is facing financial hardship.
inflict hardship on somebody
(= make someone be in a difficult or painful situation, used for emphasis )
• Civil war has inflicted hardship and suffering on thousands of people.
alleviate hardship
formal (= make it less severe )
• The program aims to alleviate hardship among the poorest sections of society.
adjectives
great/immense/deep hardship
(= a lot of hardship )
• In the early years, the settlers faced great hardship.
severe/serious/extreme hardship
(= very bad )
• The 1930s brought severe hardship to the Midwest, especially for Oklahoma.
economic/financial hardship
• The closure of the steelworks caused economic hardship for the town.
considerable/substantial hardship
• It is a region of considerable hardship and poverty.
real/genuine hardship
• Prolonged illness can cause real hardship for many families.
unnecessary hardship
• The ban is causing unnecessary hardship for fishermen.
undue hardship
law (= more than is reasonable )
• His deportation would pose undue hardship on family members left in the United States.
physical hardship
(= when you lack the things that your body needs )
• The people of the war-torn region face severe physical hardship.
personal hardship
(= hardship that affects you rather than other people or people in general )
• The personal hardship experienced by my client includes the loss of his home, his job and his family.
material hardship
(= a serious lack of money or of things that you need in order to live )
• Emergency government aid helped to relieve the flood victims' material hardship.
phrases
in times of hardship
• In times of hardship, your family may be the only people you can go to for help.
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