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hardship vs tough luck

tough luck vs hardship

hardship and tough luck both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hardship Yes No No No
tough luck Yes No No No
As nouns, tough luck is a hypernym of hardship; that is, tough luck is a word with a broader meaning than hardship:
  • hardship: a state of misfortune or affliction
  • tough luck: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Other hypernyms of hardship include bad luck, ill luck, misfortune.
hardship (noun) tough luck (noun)
something hard to endure an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
something that causes or entails suffering
a state of misfortune or affliction
Difference between hardship and tough luck

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