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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

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

painful experience

unpleasant experience

uphill struggle

tough assignment

thorn in your side

unfortunate incident

devastating blow

serious accident

fatal attraction

source of difficulty

cause of annoyance

burr in someone's saddle

burr under someone's saddle

unwanted responsibility

thorn in one's side

sticky situation

serious problem

sorry condition

awkward situation

problematic situation

critical situation

unfortunate situation

worst-case scenario

no-win situation

tricky situation

tight situation

difficult situation

hard row to hoe

hard mountain to climb

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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

painstakingness

dotting the i's and crossing the t's

comprehensiveness

consecutiveness

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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

remorselessness

pertinaciousness

opinionatedness

self-opinionatedness

unreceptiveness

authoritarianism

narrow-mindedness

hardheartedness

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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

pushing poop uphill

up poop creak without a paddle

tricky situation

no-win situation

unfortunate situation

critical situation

tight situation

ticklish situation

desperate straits

serious problem

sorry condition

urgent situation

complicated situation

spot of trouble

stumbling block

worst-case scenario

dog's breakfast

hard nut to crack

difficult choice

source of trouble

difficult problem

embarrassing situation

embarrassing problem

thorn in the flesh

with nowhere to turn

serious dilemma

serious complication

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

difficult position

monkey wrench in the works

reversal of fortune

matter of contention

large difficulty

serious predicament

point of contention

emergency situation

potential crisis

situational problem

diffict situation

troublesome situation

mass of problems

damned if you do, damned if you don't

unpredictable situation

troublesome problem

complex problem

botched situation

between a rock and a hard place

state of affairs

state of things

thorn in one's side

source of difficulty

extreme suffering

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

delicate situation

moment of truth

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

worst comes to worst

point of no return

negative aspect

teething trouble

stroke of ill luck

unfortunate occurrence

disorganization^US

unforeseen circumstances

pain in the neck

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the bum

disorganisation^UK

mess and a half

pig's breakfast

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Noun

The principles and practices of an ascetic

Noun

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

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