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hardship

 
 
/ˈhɑːdʃɪp/ noun [C, U]

Translation

a problem or situation that makes you suffer a lot, especially because you are very poor
zorluk, güçlük, sıkıntılı olma, çaresizlik
They have suffered years of financial hardship.14171786
(Definition of hardship noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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