how to pronounce hardship

/ˈhɑːɹdʃɪp/

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hardship is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hardship in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… result of considerable hardship toil …”

meaning of hardship

Hardship means a difficult or trying experience.

hardship frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word hardship occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.