HARDSHIP


Meaning of HARDSHIP in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ appalling ( BrE ), considerable , extreme , genuine ( esp. BrE ), great , real , severe

▪ undue , unnecessary ( esp. BrE )

▪ economic , financial , material ( esp. AmE ), personal , physical

VERB + HARDSHIP

▪ cause

▪ impose

▪ bear , endure , experience , face , suffer , survive

a close community which makes these ~s easier to bear

Students may suffer severe financial ~ as a result of the government's decision.

They have already survived considerable ~.

HARDSHIP + NOUN

▪ fund ( BrE )

▪ payment ( BrE )

The union made ~ payments to some of the sacked workers.

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~

They are living in genuine ~.

▪ without ~

They could improve our conditions without undue ~ for themselves.

▪ ~ among

widespread ~ among students

▪ ~ to

The cold was no real ~ to me.

PHRASES

▪ times of ~

In times of economic ~, companies cut back on training.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .