labour under
phrasal verbPart oflabour
labour under — phrasal verb
1. to be affected or burdened by a difficulty, disadvantage, or mistaken idea that
1.phrasal verb
Definition
to be affected or burdened by a difficulty, disadvantage, or mistaken idea that causes problems or limits progress
Example
The project laboured under a severe lack of funding from the very beginning.
Many students labour under the misconception that memorising facts matters more than understanding ideas.