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hardship

 noun
     
hard‧ship [uncountable and countable]
something that makes your life difficult or unpleasant, especially a lack of money, or the condition of having a difficult life:
an economic policy that caused great hardship for many people
Many students are suffering severe financial hardship.
hardship of
the hardships of war
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