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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

klesh•a n. [Yoga.]

Eastern Religionsany of the five hindrances to enlightenment, which are ignorance or avidya, egocentricity, attachments, aversions, and the instinctive will to live.

Sanskrit kleśa literally, suffering, distress

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