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n. a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"

adversity, hardship, hard knocks

n. a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

affliction

n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

emergency

n. a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck

n. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

demand

n. the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

invitation

n. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"

summons

n. an order to appear in person at a given place and time

examination, exam, test

n. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

declare

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

allege, aver, say

v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

argue, indicate

v. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

resent

v. feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"

doubt, distrust, suspect

v. suspect to be false

contest, contend, repugn

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

confront

v. be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

seek

v. inquire for; "seek directions from a local"

make bold, dare, presume

v. take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"

dare

v. to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

doubt, distrust, suspect

v. suspect to be false

antagonize, antagonise, counteract

v. act in opposition to

impute

v. attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

disprove, confute

v. prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

impugn

v. attack as false or wrong

contradict, negate, contravene

v. deny the truth of

deny

v. refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"

oppose

v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

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