hardship
/ˈhɑːdʃɪp/noun
उच्चारण हार्ड्शिप
कठिनाई, मुसीबत, तंगी
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a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes
कठिनाई, मुसीबत, तंगी
- The family faced great hardship after the flood.
- Thousands of families faced real hardship when the factory closed.
- Many farmers faced hardship after the drought.
+ 2 more examples
- She grew up in hardship but never lost hope.
- The family endured years of hardship.
Synonyms difficulty adversity suffering privation deprivation
Opposite comfort ease prosperity luxury
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
hardship (uncountable): suffer hardship
Hardship used for difficult conditions in general is uncountable and has no plural.
सामान्य रूप से कठिन परिस्थितियों के लिए 'hardship' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- Many migrant workers endure hardship every day.
- Radhika's family suffered great hardship after the flood.
hardships (countable): a particular difficulty
The plural hardships names separate difficulties, and the singular with a refers to one particular case.
Plural 'hardships' अलग-अलग कठिनाइयाँ बताता है, और a के साथ singular किसी एक विशेष कठिनाई के लिए आता है।
- The soldiers faced many hardships in the mountains.
- Losing his job was a real hardship for him.
hardship + for sb
Use for to name the person who bears the difficulty.
जिस व्यक्ति पर कठिनाई पड़ती है उसे बताने के लिए 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The fee increase will cause hardship for poor students.
financial / economic hardship
These adjectives specify the kind of difficulty, usually lack of money.
ये adjectives कठिनाई का प्रकार बताते हैं, जो प्रायः धन की कमी होती है।
- The scheme helps families facing financial hardship.
- The drought brought economic hardship to farmers.
hardship + that-relative / of + -ing
A relative clause or of + -ing can explain what the hardship is.
Relative clause या of + -ing यह समझाता है कि कठिनाई क्या है।
- He spoke of the hardship of walking ten miles to school.
- The hardships that she faced made her stronger.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hardship
greatseverefinancialeconomicpersonal
- The family faced severe hardship during the lockdown.
verb + hardship
sufferendurecausefaceovercome
- Radhika overcame hardship to become a bank officer.
hardship + noun
fundcaseallowancegrant
- The college set up a hardship fund for needy students.
hardship + for / on
for familiesfor the pooron the workerson villagers
- The power cuts caused hardship for small shopkeepers.
of + hardship
years ofa life ofa period oftales of
- His story is one of years of hardship and quiet courage.
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- Despite years of hardship, her parents educated all three children.
वर्षों की कठिनाई के बावजूद उसके माता-पिता ने तीनों बच्चों को पढ़ाया।
- The long walk to the well was a daily hardship for the village women.
कुएँ तक की लंबी पैदल यात्रा गाँव की महिलाओं के लिए रोज़ की कठिनाई थी।
- Poor students may apply for a hardship scholarship.
निर्धन विद्यार्थी कठिनाई-आधारित छात्रवृत्ति के लिए आवेदन कर सकते हैं।
- The soldiers bore the hardships of winter without complaint.
सैनिकों ने सर्दी के कष्ट बिना शिकायत के सहे।
- Rising prices have caused hardship in many households.
बढ़ती कीमतों ने अनेक घरों में कठिनाई पैदा कर दी है।
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✗ The villagers suffered many hardship.
✓ The villagers suffered many hardships.
With many, the countable plural hardships is needed.
'Many' के साथ गिनने योग्य plural रूप 'hardships' आवश्यक है।
✗ Students should not be afraid from hardship.
✓ Students should not be afraid of hardship.
Afraid takes of, not from, before the thing feared.
'Afraid' के बाद डर की वस्तु से पहले 'of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ Hardships is a part of every life.
✓ Hardship is a part of every life.
Hardships is mismatched; use the uncountable singular hardship with is.
'Hardships' के साथ 'is' मेल नहीं खाता; 'is' के साथ uncountable 'hardship' का प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three mean difficult conditions, but they differ in what kind of trouble they stress.
तीनों का अर्थ कठिन परिस्थितियाँ हैं, पर वे अलग-अलग प्रकार के कष्ट पर बल देते हैं।
Lack of money, comfort or security that makes life hard over a period.
धन, आराम या सुरक्षा की कमी जो लंबे समय तक जीवन कठिन बनाए।
- The family bore years of hardship.
Something that is hard to do or deal with; a wide, general word.
कोई काम जिसे करना या सँभालना कठिन हो; व्यापक, सामान्य शब्द।
- She had difficulty understanding the question.
Pain or distress, often of body or mind, not only lack of means.
शरीर या मन का दुख या पीड़ा, केवल साधनों की कमी नहीं।
- The famine caused terrible suffering.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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hard·ship
?Which word?
Keep the difficulty words together: hardship (lack of money or basic needs), adversity (a difficult situation), privation (lack of basic needs, formal), tribulation (great trouble), ordeal (a very unpleasant experience).
कठिनाई के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: hardship (धन या बुनियादी ज़रूरतों की कमी), adversity (कठिन स्थिति), privation (बुनियादी ज़रूरतों का अभाव, औपचारिक), tribulation (बड़ी परेशानी), ordeal (बहुत अप्रिय अनुभव)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Face hardship, financial hardship, suffer hardship.
Collocations: face hardship (कठिनाई का सामना करना), financial hardship (आर्थिक तंगी), suffer hardship (कष्ट झेलना)।