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hardships

/ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/

Meanings
noun
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.

Examples :

"He has survived periods of financial hardship before."
suffering situation condition time

Related Words

Illustration financial

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

Related to finances.

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

Illustration he

he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

Illustration periods

periods noun

/ˈpɪriədz/ /ˈpɪəriːədz/

A length of time.

"There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

Illustration hard

hard noun

/hɑːd/ /hɑɹd/

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

"The boat was hauled out of the water using the nearby hard. "

Illustration survived

survived verb

/sərˈvaɪvd/ /sɚˈvaɪvd/

Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

"After the car accident, everyone was worried, but luckily, the driver survived. "

Illustration times

times noun

/tɑemz/ /taɪmz/

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"

Illustration hardship

hardship noun

/ˈhɑːdˌʃɪp/ /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/

Difficulty or trouble; hard times.

"He has survived periods of financial hardship before."

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration has

has verb

/hæz/ /hʌz/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration trouble

trouble noun

/ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/ /ˈtɹə-/

A distressing or dangerous situation.

"He was in trouble when the rain started."