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  1. work, labor, travail, toil, drudgery, grind mean activity involving effort or exertion. work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force. too tired to do any work. labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion.

  2. noun [ usually plural ] uk / ˈtræv.eɪl / us / treˈveɪl / Add to word list. an unpleasant experience or situation, especially one that involves a lot of hard work or effort: the recent travails of the airline industry. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences. a hard/tough row to hoe idiom. abyss.

  3. noun [ usually plural ] us / treˈveɪl / uk / ˈtræv.eɪl / Add to word list. an unpleasant experience or situation, especially one that involves a lot of hard work or effort: the recent travails of the airline industry. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences. a hard/tough row to hoe idiom. abyss.

  4. Definitions of travail. noun. use of physical or mental energy; hard work. synonyms: effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat. see more. verb. work hard. synonyms: dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil. see more. noun. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child.

  5. Synonyms for TRAVAIL: distress, agony, anguish, pain, misery, discomfort, tribulation, torment; Antonyms of TRAVAIL: comfort, relief, consolation, solace, alleviation, ease, security, peace.

  6. 3 meanings: 1. painful or excessive labour or exertion 2. the pangs of childbirth; labour 3. to suffer or labour painfully, esp.... Click for more definitions.

  7. TRAVAIL meaning: 1 : a difficult experience or situation usually plural; 2 : painful or difficult work or effort.

  8. Definition of travail noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. travail meaning, definition, what is travail: a difficult or unpleasant situation, or ...: Learn more.

  10. 1. painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil. 2. pain, anguish, or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship. 3. the pain of childbirth; labor. v.i. 4. to toil or exert oneself.

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