struggle
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈstrʌɡəl/
- Many activists have dedicated their lives to the struggle for equal rights.
- daily struggle
- financial struggles
- struggle for life
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Watch on YouTubeBut it was through the struggle that that was born.
- But it was through the struggle that that was born.
- But it was just a real struggle to get halfway through.
- I know that from my struggle I found my strength.
- But the quote is the struggle ends when the gratitude begins.
- And so it's been a struggle in multiple ways since then.
- Now, most people tend to think of struggle as potholes, not speed bumps.
- But remember, without struggle, there is no progress.
- Our goals are enormous, and our struggles at times are heavy.
- It, it just represents this like struggle within, like we're in our own jail.
- They remembered that our struggles are intimately connected.
- So it's not the struggle that made you what you are.
- Facing past hurts is a struggle for most individuals.
- It's also a byproduct of pain and struggle that you sat with.
- It just was an entire struggle and it stinks so bad.
Examples
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Before victory must come struggle.
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Their struggle is our struggle and we shall overcome.
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I know that from my struggle I found my strength.
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When it's time to go back to school, the struggle is too real.
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And so it's been a struggle in multiple ways since then.
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But remember, without struggle, there is no progress.
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Even today, the struggle to protect the books continues.
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But it can be a struggle to see it in this light.
Academic text (2011) -
Learn this tonight, and remember it in the long struggle for survival that is ahead.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sometimes, though, after many years of struggle, the contesting parties do tire and seek compromise.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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3.1
A difficult task that tests a person's skill and will
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3.3
A long hard struggle to overcome a problem
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4.1
A determined attempt to do something difficult
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6.6
A difficult task that needs a lot of effort to succeed
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3.5
A strong effort to reach a goal
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5.3
A situation or task that is hard to do
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5.2
A very difficult task that you must overcome
Antonyms
Compounds
A far-left Greek armed group formed in 1971 to oppose the military government and capitalism
A Palestinian political group formed in 1967 that carried out armed attacks against Israel
A Palestinian armed group that split from al-Fatah in 1967 and attacked Israel
A meeting where people talk about problems and criticize work to make it better
How Determined
Surface Forms
Etymology
Struggle comes from old words like strug- that meant 'to twist' or 'make violent movements', so picture someone twisting and pushing to achieve something; that's why a struggle is a hard, determined effort.