struggles
Pronunciation:
noun
Definitions
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
Strife, contention, great effort.
verb
Definitions
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
Example: During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
Example: She struggled to escape from her assailant's grasp.