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Meaning of tsuris in English
Pronunciation
/ˈtsʊrɪs/
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Noun
tsuris
Etymology
early 20th century: Yiddish, plural of tsore‘trouble, woe’, from Hebrew ṣārāh
Definitions
1.
(Yiddish) aggravating trouble
Examples
« the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to »