عَسْكَرَةٌ

Difficulty, distress, or adversity: (S, O, K:) and dearth, scarcity, or drought. (K.) Tarafeh says,

ظَلَّ فِى عَسْكَرَةٍ مِنْ حُبِّهَا

i. e., He became in a state of difficulty, or distress, by reason of love of her. (S, O.)