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tsu·ris

also tzu·ris  (tso͝or′ĭs, tsûr′-)
n. Informal
Trouble; aggravation.
[Yiddish tsores, pl. of tsure, from Hebrew ṣārâ, from ṣārar, to become narrow; see ṣrr in Semitic roots.]
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tsuris

(ˈtsuːrɪs)
n
grief or strife
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tsur•is

or tsour•is

(ˈtsʊər ɪs, ˈtsɜr-)

n. Slang.
trouble; woe.
[1970–75; < Yiddish tsures, tsores, pl. of tsure, tsore < Hebrew ṣārāh, pl. ṣārōth troubles]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tsuris - (Yiddish) aggravating troubletsuris - (Yiddish) aggravating trouble; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to"
difficulty, trouble - an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script
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