Hard Knocks (Noun)

Meaning

A state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Hardship
• Adversity

Hypernyms

• Bad Luck
• Misfortune
• Ill Luck

Hyponyms

• Catastrophe
• Extremity
• Victimization
• Nadir
• Low-water Mark
• Ill-being
• Distress
• Affliction
• Disaster