travails

/ˈtræveɪl/

trav·ail

BrE /ˈtræveɪl/

NAmE /ˈtræveɪl/

BrE /trəˈveɪl/

NAmE /trəˈveɪl/

[U, pl.] (old use or literary)

an unpleasant experience or situation that involves a lot of hard work, difficulties and/or suffering