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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trib•u•la•tion /ˌtrɪbyəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - severe trial or suffering:[uncountable]difficulty and tribulation in his life.
- an instance of this:[countable]trials and tribulations.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trib•u•la•tion (trib′yə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - grievous trouble;
severe trial or suffering. - an instance of this;
an affliction, trouble, etc.
- 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, nominal suffix of instrument) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged affliction, hardship, distress, adversity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tribulation /ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃən/ n - a cause of distress
- a state of suffering or distress
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Church Latin trībulātiō, from Latin trībulāre to afflict, from trībulum a threshing board, from terere to rub |