noun
tribulation
Tribulation (noun) means a hard or difficult experience or period.
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A hard or difficult experience or period.
"Essentially stoic, passive characters, Kristina and the others triumph by surviving — by outliving their plagues and tribulations."
— Richard Corliss, Kristina: A new musical from the ABBA guys (2009)
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Etymology
This word came into English as Middle English tribulation, from Old French tribulacion, from Late Latin trībulātiō (“distress, trouble, tribulation, affliction”), from Latin tribulāre (“to press, probably also thresh out grain”), from trībulum (“a sledge consisting of a wooden block studded with sharp pieces of flint or with iron teeth, used for threshing grain”), from terēre (“to rub”); see also trite.
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Rhymes for tribulation
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of tribulation?
"tribulation" (noun) means a hard or difficult experience or period.
What is another word for tribulation?
Other words for "tribulation" include visitation, trial.
What is the opposite of tribulation?
The opposite of "tribulation" is joy.
