a rough time

A challenging period during which one struggles to do or cope with something. John went through a rough time after losing both his job and his wife during the same year. I had a rough time repairing the engine because it was so rusty, but I eventually got it running again.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Conleth	-	Irish
Sheona	-	Scottish
Coriander	KAWR-ee-an-dər	English (Rare)
Myeong	myung	Korean
Thamina	-	Arabic
Klaus	KLOWS (German, Finnish)	German, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish