noun
Synonyms: difficulty 1, asperity, hardness, rigor, vicissitude
Related Word: adversity, mischance, misfortune; danger, hazard, peril; affliction, trial, tribulation; drudgery, toil, travail; discomfort, distress
Contrasted words: comfort, ease
noun
Synonyms: difficulty 1, asperity, hardness, rigor, vicissitude
Related Word: adversity, mischance, misfortune; danger, hazard, peril; affliction, trial, tribulation; drudgery, toil, travail; discomfort, distress
Contrasted words: comfort, ease
Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003