hardship

Word parts

hard + ship

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhɑrdˌʃɪp/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhɑːdˌʃɪp/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: hard‧ship

Noun

Singular hardship

Plural hardships

1. (countable & uncountable) Hardship is the difficulty or trouble when doing something.