Travail
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Travail [truh-veyl]

NOUN, VERB

Verb

  • To engage in painful or laborious effort.

Noun

  • Painful or laborious effort or work.
Example

“The labourer were all travailed in the construction work.” 

“The mentors wished to save us from the sorrow and travail.” 

Synonyms

Effort, Try, Agony, Anguish, Engage, Grab, Attract, Captivate, Grip, Absorb

Antonyms

Avoid, Neglect, Comfort, Peace, Lose, Drop, Forget, Overlook, Misplace, Leave