HARDSHIP
Scrabble letter values: H4A1R1D2S1H4I1P3 = 17
Definition
- noun a state of misfortune or affliction. — synonyms: adversity, hard_knocks
- noun something hard to endure. — synonyms: asperity, grimness, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness
- noun something that causes or entails suffering.
Examples
- “debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity”
- “a life of hardship”
- “the asperity of northern winters”