tsuris

or tsour·is, tzur·is

[ tsoo r-is, tsur- ]
/ ˈtsʊər ɪs, ˈtsɜr- /

noun Slang.

trouble; woe.

Origin of tsuris

1970–75; < Yiddish tsures, tsores, plural of tsure, tsore < Hebrew ṣarā, plural ṣarōth troubles