tribulation
[ trib-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌtrɪb yəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc.
RELATED WORDS
heartache, misfortune, grief, misery, woe, adversity, distress, affliction, worry, blow, curse, oppression, bummer, wretchedness, sorrow, downer, crucible, visitation, difficulty, suffering
Nearby words
tribrach, tribrachia, tribromide, tribromoacetaldehyde, tribromoethanol, tribulation, tribunal, tribunate, tribune, tribune group, tributary
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
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tribulation
/ (ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃən) /
noun
a cause of distress
a state of suffering or distress
Word Origin for tribulation
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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