Adversity (8)
'adversity' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hardship that I've seen before include "difficult situation" , "difficult to take" , "Austerity - affliction" , "Severe privation or suffering" , "Need" .)
'adversity' is the definition.
(I know that woe is a type of ill-being)
This is all the clue.
(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" .)