tsuris
Grief and headaches
Tsuris is trouble, woe, or aggravation—the kind of persistent difficulties that wear you down.
From Yiddish, the word carries a sense of ongoing burden rather than sudden crisis: The renovation has been nothing but tsuris.
Common in American English, especially in regions with Jewish cultural influence.
Also spelled tsouris or tsuros.
Difficulty or distress
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- tribulationState of great distress
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
woe · suffering · adversity · difficulty · burden · heartache · struggle · setback
trouble
Difficulty or distress
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- tribulationState of great distress
affliction · woe · suffering · adversity · difficulty · burden · heartache · struggle · setback · calamity
aggravation
State of being vexed
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
angst · hand-wringing · kvetch · oy vey · worrywart · sleepless nights · burden · stress · overwhelm · nervousness
kvetch
Habitual grumbler
shtick · schmaltz · kvell · schvitz · tchotchke · kibitz · mensch · nosh · plotz · shmear
- Yiddishchutzpah, kvetch, mensch, schlep, tchotchke
- Jewish comedyBorscht Belt, Jerry Seinfeld, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Larry David
- Hebrew Wordsshalom, amen, hallelujah, chai, Adonai
tsurispeace of mind
State without anxiety
contentment · serenity · tranquility · ease · relief
tsurismazel
Fortune or destiny
good fortune · blessing · smooth sailing · luck · easy street