different between circumstance vs hardship
circumstance
English
Alternative forms
- circumstaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English circumstaunce, from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?s??k?mst(?)ns/, /-??ns/, /-æns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?.k?m.?stæns/
- Hyphenation: cir?cum?stance
Noun
circumstance (countable and uncountable, plural circumstances)
- Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
- An event; a fact; a particular incident.
- Circumlocution; detail.
- Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
circumstance (third-person singular simple present circumstances, present participle circumstancing, simple past and past participle circumstanced)
- To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.
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hardship
English
Etymology
From Middle English hardshipe, equivalent to hard +? -ship.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h??d???p/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??d???p/
- Hyphenation: hard?ship
Noun
hardship (countable and uncountable, plural hardships)
- Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
Antonyms
- softship
Translations
Verb
hardship (third-person singular simple present hardships, present participle hardshipping, simple past and past participle hardshipped)
- (transitive) To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.
- 1969, Tract Series (issues 96-129, page 529)
- […] an adjustment of the income tax could easily produce the twenty millions without hardshipping any industrious person in the community […]
- 1969, Tract Series (issues 96-129, page 529)
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