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adjective
- 1. striving to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance: "these figures suggest more bad news for struggling homeowners"
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adjective. uk / ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ / us / ˈstrʌɡ.lɪŋ / Add to word list. unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed: It's the story of a struggling artist who marries a rich woman. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not achieving wealth, popularity, or success.
STRUGGLE definition: 1. to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something: 2. to move…. Learn more.
noun. 1. : contest, strife. armed struggle. a power struggle. 2. : a violent effort or exertion : an act of strongly motivated striving. a struggle to make ends meet. 3. : tussle sense 1. during the struggle the gun went off. Synonyms.
To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking: struggled for years before breaking through as an actor. b. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something: struggled to be polite. c. To move or progress with difficulty: struggled up the steep slope. 3.
struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief, but smart, and often casual combat: a brush between patrols. clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.
Definitions of struggling. adjective. engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity. “a financially struggling theater”. “ struggling artists”. synonyms: troubled. characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need. Pronunciation.
A struggle is a war, fight, conflict, or contest of any kind. How does struggle compare to brush and clash? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
[intransitive] to fight against somebody/something in order to prevent a bad situation or result. Chloe continued to struggle, but her eyes began to close. struggle against somebody/something He struggled against cancer for two years. We should all struggle against injustice.
Something that can only be accomplished with great effort is said to be a struggle. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader in the Civil Rights struggle. Alice Paul was a leader in the struggle for a woman's right to vote.
Definitions of 'struggle'. 1. If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed. [...] 2. A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights. [...] 3.
