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misfortune vs hardship

hardship vs misfortune

misfortune and hardship both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misfortune Yes No No No
hardship Yes No No No
As nouns, hardship is a hyponym of misfortune; that is, hardship is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misfortune:
  • misfortune: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
  • hardship: something that causes or entails suffering
As nouns, hardship is a hyponym of misfortune; that is, hardship is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misfortune:
  • misfortune: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
  • hardship: a state of misfortune or affliction
Other hyponyms of misfortune include weakness, adversity, hard knocks, gutter, sewer, toilet, hard cheese.
misfortune (noun) hardship (noun)
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event 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 misfortune and hardship

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