tribulation
[ trib-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌtrɪb yəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc.
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
SYNONYMS FOR tribulation
Words nearby tribulation
tribrach,
tribrachia,
tribromide,
tribromoacetaldehyde,
tribromoethanol,
tribulation,
tribunal,
tribunate,
tribune,
tribune group,
tributary
Example sentences from the Web for tribulation
British Dictionary definitions for tribulation
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