tsuris

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tsu·ris

also tzu·ris T0397600 (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.]

tsuris

(ˈtsuːrɪs) ngrief or strife

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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Noun

tsuris - (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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noun (Yiddish) aggravating trouble

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