tribulation
Americannoun
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grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
- Synonyms:
- adversity, distress, hardship, affliction
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an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc.
noun
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a cause of distress
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a state of suffering or distress
Etymology
Origin of tribulation
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
Example Sentences
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But it wasn’t always easy to sympathize with his trials and tribulations in the most elite enclaves of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
The late P-22 — a celebrity mountain lion that inhabited Griffith Park – personified the tribulations facing his kind.
From Los Angeles Times
“No matter the trials and tribulations he faced in life, he was constant in his generosity and love for his family,” his children said in a press release.
“When I am back home,” in Modesto, Calif., Crane says, “I can take the daily tribulations that we all encounter and see them as the minor things they are.”
The character of Bridget Jones went straight to many women's hearts, who took comfort in her trials and tribulations.
From BBC
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