hard time

English Thesaurus

1. a difficulty that can be overcome with effort (noun.state)

hypernym	:	difficulty,
definition	:	a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome (noun.state)

2. a term served in a maximum security prison (noun.time)

hypernym	:	prison term, sentence, time,
definition	:	the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned (noun.time)