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Travail (Noun)

Meaning 1

Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Lying-in
  • Childbed
  • Labour
  • Labor
  • Parturiency
  • Confinement

Hypernyms

  • Parturition
  • Birth
  • Birthing
  • Giving Birth

Hyponyms

  • Premature Labor
  • Premature Labour

Meaning 2

Use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • She went through great travail to complete her PhD thesis in just two years.
  • The football team's comeback from a two-touchdown deficit was a testament to their collective travail.
  • After months of travail, the artist finally finished her masterpiece.
  • Their long and arduous journey across the desert required immense physical and mental travail.
  • The company's financial turnaround was the result of years of travail by its dedicated employees.

Synonyms

  • Effort
  • Elbow Grease
  • Exertion
  • Sweat

Hypernyms

  • Labour
  • Labor
  • Toil

Hyponyms

  • Struggle
  • Straining
  • Application
  • Least Effort
  • Exercise
  • Pull
  • Friction
  • Difficulty
  • Supererogation
  • Overexertion
  • Detrition
  • Exercising
  • Least Resistance
  • Trouble
  • Diligence
  • Rubbing
  • Strain
  • Overkill
  • Physical Exercise
  • Workout

Related Words

  • Travail (verb)
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