| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
trouble, big problem |
| Synonyms: |
adversity,
affliction, albatross,
anguish,
annoyance,
bane,
blow,
bother,
burden, calvary,
care,
complication, cross to bear, crucible,
difficulty,
distress,
drag*,
grief, hard time,
hardship,
hassle*, heartbreak,
inconvenience,
irritation,
load,
misery,
misfortune,
nightmare,
nuisance,
ordeal,
pain, pain in the neck,
pest,
plague,
rigor, severe test,
sorrow,
suffering, thorn,
tribulation, trying time,
unhappiness,
vexation,
vicissitude, visitation,
woe, wretchedness
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| Antonyms: |
happiness, peace
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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