hard-hit

American

adjective

adversely affected; struck by disaster.

hard-hit British

adjective

seriously affected or hurt

hard-hit by taxation

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Etymology

Origin of hard-hit

First recorded in 1825–30; hard ( def. ) + hit ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Sasaki gave up a hard-hit single to leadoff hitter Geraldo Perdomo, and Tim Tawa walked.

From Los Angeles Times

He argues that these hard-hit software companies have enviable mature businesses, with thousands of enterprise customers and contracts stretching over years.

From MarketWatch

The 42-year-old dictator was also credited with having performed three miracles: personally overseeing the rescue of citizens from a major flood, reviving that hard-hit area and completing work on a modern greenhouse farm.

From The Wall Street Journal

To justify where some of the hard-hit stocks are trading, you would need to believe that software companies will go bankrupt en masse, that sponsors won’t defend them, and that lenders will recover pennies on senior secured paper.

From Barron's

Investors fleeing hard-hit software companies are taking comfort in stocks that might not get disrupted as much by the artificial-intelligence revolution.

From Barron's

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