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Obstacle vs Hardship - What's the difference?

obstacle | hardship |

As nouns the difference between obstacle and hardship

is that obstacle is something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress while hardship is (countable or uncountable) Difficulty or trouble; hard times.

obstacle

English

(Obstacle course)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
    • A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.

    Synonyms

    * impediment * hindrance * hurdle * See also

    hardship

    English

    Noun

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