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vicissitude-a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research. variation, fluctuation-an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change.
SYNONYMY NOTE: fortitude refers to the courage that permits one to endure patiently misfortune, pain, etc. [to face a calamity with fortitude]; grit applies to an obstinate sort of courage that refuses to succumb under any circumstances; , backbone refers to the strength of character and resoluteness that permits one to face opposition unflinchingly; , pluck and guts (see gut (sense 7) gut (sense 7a) both refer originally to visceral organs, hence , pluck implies a strong heart in the face ...