Adversity (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">adversity</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hardship that I've seen before include "difficult situation" , "difficult to take" , "Austerity - affliction" , "Severe privation or suffering" , "Need" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">adversity</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that woe is a type of ill-being)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for woe that I've seen before include "Misery, great suffering" , "Archaic sorrow or distress" , "Misery, wretchedness" , "'Wednesday's child is full of ...'" , "Trouble" .)