tsuris

American  

[tsoor-is, tsur-] / ˈtsʊər ɪs, ˈtsɜr- /

Or tsouris,

noun

Slang.

1. trouble; woe.

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Etymology

Origin of tsuris

1970–75; < Yiddish tsures, tsores, plural of tsure, tsore < Hebrew ṣarā, plural ṣarōth troubles

Example Sentences

Now there’s a recipe for tsuris, the surest.

From Salon

“No tsuris, no plotzing for us,” began the death notice, which ran in The Post earlier this week.

From Washington Post

This caused a lot of tsuris among the private-school families, who were against homelessness in principle.

From The Guardian

From time to time, this causes tsuris for the Orthodox, who prefer religious law, which is that Judaism is traced only through the mother’s side.

From New York Times

Each one chooses love over duty, and each successive choice gives Tevye no shortage of tsuris.

From Washington Post