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tsuris

tsu·ris

UK/tsʊɹɪs/ US/tsuːɹɪs/ uncommon us

noun

1.

(Yiddish) aggravating trouble

  • “the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to”

Origin

Borrowed from Yiddish צרות (tsores), plural of צרה (tsore, “trouble, problem”), from Hebrew צָרָה (tsará, “trouble, tragedy, calamity”).

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