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tsuris
tsur·is
/
ˈtsʊər
ɪs, ˈtsɜr-
/
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[
ts
oo
r
-is,
tsur
-
]
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noun
Slang.
trouble; woe.
Also,
tsouris
,
tsuris
.
Origin:
1970–75;
<
Yiddish
tsures, tsores,
plural of
tsure, tsore
<
Hebrew
ṣarā,
plural
ṣarōth
troubles
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tsuris
noun
(Yiddish) aggravating trouble; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to"
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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