struggle

Meanings

• noun

  A difficult and often continuous effort to achieve something or overcome a problem.

  - "He went through a long struggle to pass the exam."
  - "The company is facing a major financial struggle."

• verb

  Fight or contend against someone or something.

  - "They struggled to keep their heads above water."
  - "The two teams struggled against each other on the field."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈstrʌɡəl/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=755179"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with struggle
grumble , stumble , rumble , mumble

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Variants

List of all variants of struggle that leads to same result
struggle , struggled , struggler , strugglers , struggles , struggling , struggle for existence , struggle on , struggled on , struggles on , struggling on , power struggle

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Forms

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struggles, struggled, struggling, struggled with, struggles to, had a struggle

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Etymology

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Old English strīgan, strēagan; related to streogan to push, strive, from strīg, strik strife, struggle.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'struggle' appears 12 times in the King James Bible.

2. Struggle is the title of a 1979 film directed by Alan Schneider.

3. The term 'struggle session' refers to a political meeting in which individuals publicly criticize each other in Maoist China.

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Related Concepts

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1. Adversity: A state or instance of hardship or misfortune.

2. Perseverance: Continuing in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

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Culture

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Struggle has been a common theme in literature, art, and music, often representing overcoming adversity, perseverance, and determination.

How to Memorize "struggle"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or an animal trying to climb a steep hill or pushing a heavy boulder.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of exerting a great deal of effort to accomplish something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E: Strive To Reach Unbelievable Goals'.

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