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- [struhg-uh l]
- /ˈstrʌg əl/
- /ˈstrʌɡl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [struhg-uh l]
- /ˈstrʌg əl/
Definitions of struggle word
- verb without object struggle to contend with an adversary or opposing force. 1
- verb without object struggle to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive: to struggle for existence. 1
- verb without object struggle to advance with violent effort: to struggle through the snow. 1
- verb without object struggle (of athletes and competitors) to be coping with inability to perform well or to win; contend with difficulty: After struggling for the whole month of June, he suddenly caught fire and raised his batting average 30 points. 1
- verb with object struggle to bring, put, etc., by struggling: She struggled the heavy box into a corner. 1
- verb with object struggle to make (one's way) with violent effort. 1
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Origin of struggle
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English struglen, stroglen, frequentative v. (see -le) formed on a base of obscure origin
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Parts of speech for Struggle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
struggle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
struggle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for struggle
verb struggle
- agonize — If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- antagonize — If you antagonize someone, you make them feel angry or hostile towards you.
- aspire — If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
noun struggle
- antinomy — opposition of one law, principle, or rule to another; contradiction within a law
- arduousness — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- ataxia — lack of muscular coordination
- attempt — If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
- backbreaker — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler uses his knee or shoulder as a fulcrum to bend his opponent's body backwards
Antonyms for struggle
verb struggle
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