HARDSHIP

[noun] - (something which causes or an example of) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life The 1930s was a time of high unemployment and economic hardship in much of the United Kingdom. [U]Hardship is part of life in this war-torn city. [U]The drought is one more hardship in this already ravaged area. [C]An hour's business meeting in Hawaii is a small hardship to endure for a week-long, expenses-paid holiday. [C]