0 an unpleasant experience or situation, especially one that involves a lot of hard work or effort: --
After these months and years of travail, surely it is time for a speedy deliverance.
Many of the troubles and ill effects which have arisen from the quota system might be ascribed to the pangs of travail.
That is the cost to this country in hard cash, travail and grief of the present rate of road accidents.
What we fear is our people going through another period of hardship and travail before what today is obvious comes to be done.
I hope that it is in good shape for the travails ahead.
I conclude by emphasising that the industry is in travail.
We have in our hands the collected works of our travail over the months.
Statues and representations of distant kings are less compelling than the travails of the poor people presented in traditional stories that at least still attract middle-aged and older audiences.
