tsuris
/ˈtsʊrɪs
/(also tsores /ˈtsɒrəs/)
noun [mass noun] North American informal
Problems or difficulties; trouble: the NBA has its share of tsuris these days...
- When you have my tsuris [troubles], you'll talk differently.
- All this tsuris so I can watch ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’
- Everyone got the drive-by descriptions; when she made a phone call, everyone heard the tales of woe and tsuris.
Origin
Early 20th century: Yiddish, plural of tsore 'trouble, woe', from Hebrew ṣārāh.
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