tribulation

[ trib-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.

  2. an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc.

Origin of tribulation

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1175–1225; Middle English <Latin trībulātiōn- (stem of trībulātiō) distress, trouble, equivalent to trībulāt(us) (past participle of trībulāre to press, squeeze, derivative of trībulum threshing sledge, equivalent to trī-, variant stem of terere to rub, crush + -bulum noun suffix of instrument) + -iōn--ion

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tribulation

/ (ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a cause of distress

  2. a state of suffering or distress

Origin of tribulation

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C13: from Old French, from Church Latin trībulātiō, from Latin trībulāre to afflict, from trībulum a threshing board, from terere to rub

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