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  1. a. : work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil. b. : a physical or mental exertion or piece of work : task, effort. c. : agony, torment. 2. : labor, childbirth. travail.

  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. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. travail. noun. /ˈtræveɪl/, /trəˈveɪl/ [uncountable, plural] (old use or literary) an unpleasant experience or situation that involves a lot of hard work, difficulties and/or pain. the travails of life in post-war Britain. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

  7. Travail definition: Work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort; toil.

  8. noun. painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil. Synonyms: moil, labor. pain, anguish or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship. Synonyms: agony, torment. the pain of childbirth. verb (used without object) to suffer the pangs of childbirth; be in labor. to toil or exert oneself. travail. / ˈtræveɪl / noun.

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

  10. 3 senses: 1. painful or excessive labour or exertion 2. the pangs of childbirth; labour 3. to suffer or labour painfully, esp.... Click for more definitions.

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