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Hardship vs Difficulty - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between hardship and difficulty

is that hardship is (countable or uncountable) Difficulty or trouble; hard times while difficulty is the state of being difficult, or hard to do.

hardship

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable or uncountable) Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
    • He has survived periods of financial hardship before.

    difficulty

    English

    (wikipedia difficulty)

    Noun

    (difficulties)
  • The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
  • An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
    • We faced a difficulty .

    Derived terms

    * difficulty level * with difficulty

    Related terms

    * difficile * difficult

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