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Hardship or suffering experienced or endured

The state of being stiff, especially from rigor mortis

The state or quality of being rigorously accurate or true

A rigorous imposition of standards

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

The principles and practices of an ascetic

Effort or exertion made to do something, especially when inconvenient

Clear-headedness

A feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one's surroundings, or the body

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Noun

Hardship or suffering experienced or endured

trials and tribulations

stroke of bad luck

impecuniousness

financial distress

pain in the bum

harsh conditions

pain in the backside

tough situation

pain in the rear

reversal of fortune

pain in the neck

stroke of ill luck

reverse of fortune

baptism of fire

unfortunateness

thorn in the flesh

uphill struggle

tough assignment

thorn in your side

unfortunate incident

devastating blow

painful experience

unpleasant experience

lack of comfort

fatal attraction

serious accident

hard row to hoe

hard mountain to climb

unwanted responsibility

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

cause of annoyance

blot on the landscape

burr in someone's saddle

burr under someone's saddle

sticky situation

sorry condition

awkward situation

problematic situation

critical situation

unfortunate situation

worst-case scenario

no-win situation

tricky situation

tight situation

difficult situation

blood, sweat and tears

physical exertion

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“Three male Quaker preachers endured the rigor of this cruel law, but all the exertions of the provincial authorities proved unavailing.”

Noun

The state of being stiff, especially from rigor mortis

“Heat always upped the rate at which rigor gripped a corpse.”

Noun

The state or quality of being rigorously accurate or true

punctiliousness

attention to detail

conscientiousness

unequivocalness

painstakingness

dotting the i's and crossing the t's

tender loving care

unambiguousness

industriousness

incorruptibility

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“With regard to biodiversity, the team had much less confidence in the rigor of the calculations.”

Noun

A rigorous imposition of standards

hardheartedness

remorselessness

authoritarianism

pertinaciousness

opinionatedness

self-opinionatedness

single-mindedness

unreceptiveness

cold-heartedness

unforgivingness

narrow-mindedness

intractableness

uncooperativeness

strong-mindedness

bull-headedness

unmanageableness

bloody-mindedness

wrong-headedness

contumaciousness

unreasonableness

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“The rigor of the training program becomes an important part of the change process, not only for the individual himself but also for others with whom he is associated.”

Noun

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

awkward situation

difficult situation

sticky situation

problematic situation

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

pretty kettle of fish

fine kettle of fish

tricky situation

no-win situation

unfortunate situation

tight situation

ticklish situation

critical situation

sorry condition

desperate straits

spot of trouble

complicated situation

stumbling block

worst-case scenario

urgent situation

difficult choice

difficult problem

embarrassing situation

embarrassing problem

with nowhere to turn

source of trouble

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

thorn in the flesh

difficult position

monkey wrench in the works

reversal of fortune

matter of contention

point of contention

unpredictable situation

dog's breakfast

troublesome problem

hard nut to crack

complex problem

mass of problems

emergency situation

potential crisis

situational problem

troublesome situation

diffict situation

damned if you do, damned if you don't

extreme suffering

botched situation

between a rock and a hard place

state of affairs

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

unforeseen circumstances

state of things

moment of truth

point of no return

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

delicate situation

negative aspect

unfortunate occurrence

teething trouble

stroke of ill luck

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

worst comes to worst

disorganization^US

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

disorganisation^UK

tough nut to crack

tough proposition

knotty question

unsolved problem

sixty-four dollar question

mess and a half

pig's breakfast

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Noun

The principles and practices of an ascetic

self-discipline

self-abnegation

self-mortification

other-worldliness

mortification of the flesh

self-deprivation

parsimoniousness

close-fistedness

tight-fistedness

tightfistedness

acquisitiveness

lack of indulgence

unmarried state

good management

single blessedness

scrimping and saving

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Noun

Effort or exertion made to do something, especially when inconvenient

blood, sweat and tears

industriousness

conscientiousness

sweat of one's brow

physical effort

trials and tribulations

physical exertion

single-mindedness

old college try

back-breaking task

labour of Hercules

backbreaking work

blood, swear, and tears

one's level best

wholeheartedness

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Noun

Clear-headedness

clear-headedness

level-headedness

levelheadedness

soundness of mind

intellectuality

logical thought

cognitive faculties

powers of discernment

perspicaciousness

clear-sightedness

presence of mind

right-mindedness

mental faculties

balance of mind

powers of reasoning

scientific thinking

powers of intuition

intelligibility

comprehensibility

inquisitiveness

sound judgement

chain of thought

course of thought

syllogistic reasoning

train of thought

antithesis and synthesis

powers of comprehension

intellectual capabilities

powers of thought

mental capacity

sharp-wittedness

quick-wittedness

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Noun

A feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one's surroundings, or the body

low temperature

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