Synonyms of vicissitude

vicissitude

noun

as in ordeal

a negative event or circumstance that is common to a particular setting or situation and is usually beyond one's control

The vicissitudes of medical school proved too much for the anxious student.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordeal
• gauntlet
• misfortune
• privation
• tragedy
• trial
• challenge
• trouble
• tribulation
• adversity
• difficulty
• woe
• initiation
• hardship
• crucible
• mishap
• mischance
• complication
• fire
• misadventure
• affliction
• asperity
• cross
• gantlet
• baptism
• grief
• litmus test
• inconvenience
• discomfort
• acid test
• grievance
• rigor
• nuisance
• annoyance

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