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tsuris
tsuris [ tsrriss ] or tzuris [ tsrriss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
trouble: problems or difficulties ( informal ) ( takes a singular verb )

[Early 20th century. Via Yiddish tsores 'troubles' < Hebrew ṣārāh 'trouble']
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