hardship

n.

1. Extreme privation; suffering.
2. A cause of privation or suffering. See synonyms at difficulty.

Existence of a financial need which permits in-service withdrawals of funds from a Section 401 (k) Plan or a Section 403 (b) Plan to pay tuition for postsecondary education for a participant or his or her spouse, children, or other dependents.

noun

Something that obstructs progress and requires great effort to overcome: asperity, difficulty, rigor, vicissitude (often used in plural). Idioms: ahardtoughnut to crack, ahardtoughrow to hoe, heavy sledding. See easy/hard.

n

Definition: personal burden
Antonyms: advantage, assistance, benefit, blessing, ease, favor, gain, good, profit, prosperity

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - besværlighed, genvordighed, lidelse, modgang

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontbering, ongemak, dispensatie (sport)

Français (French)
n. - détresse, épreuve, privations

Deutsch (German)
n. - Entbehrung, Not

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κακουχία, βάσανο, ταλαιπωρία, δοκιμασία

Italiano (Italian)
privazione, avversità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dificuldade (f), tribulação (f)

Русский (Russian)
трудности, нужда, лишения

Español (Spanish)
n. - privación, apuro, dificultad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vedermöda, lidande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
艰难, 苦难, 辛苦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 艱難, 苦難, 辛苦

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고난, 신고, 학대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 苦難, 辛苦

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شدة, ضيق, مشقه, جور, حرمان, أذى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קושי, מצוקה, סבל‬

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