Synonyms of vicissitudes

vicissitudes

noun

plural of vicissitude

as in ordeals

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

• ordeals
• gauntlets
• misfortunes
• challenges
• troubles
• privations
• tribulations
• difficulties
• trials
• tragedies
• woes
• asperities
• misadventures
• complications
• adversities
• mishaps
• hardships
• fires
• mischances
• afflictions
• crucibles
• initiations
• rigors
• crosses
• griefs
• gantlets
• baptisms
• inconveniences
• acid tests
• discomforts
• grievances
• litmus tests
• nuisances
• annoyances

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