trib·u·la·tion (tr b y -l  shn)n. 1. Great affliction, trial, or distress; suffering: Their tribulation has finally passed. See Synonyms at trial. 2. An experience that tests one's endurance, patience, or faith. See Synonyms at burden1. [Middle English tribulacioun, from Old French tribulacion, from Latin tr  bulti , trbultin-, from trbultus, past participle of trbulre, to oppress, from Latin trbulum, threshing-sledge; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
tribulation
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great distress: the tribulations of a deserted wife [Latin tribulare to afflict]
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| Noun | 1. |  tribulation - an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress fire - a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" |
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