how to pronounce hardships

/ˈhɑːɹdʃɪps/

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hardships is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… us what are the hardships that people …”

meanings of hardships

noun:

Plural of hardship.

hardships frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word hardships occurs in english on average 2.7 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.