You can refer to the suffering or difficulty that you experience in a particular situation as tribulations.
[formal]
...the trials and tribulations of everyday life. [+ of]
Synonyms: trouble, care, suffering, worry More Synonyms of tribulation
tribulation in British English
(ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃən)
noun
1.
a cause of distress
2.
a state of suffering or distress
Word origin
C13: from Old French, from Church Latin trībulātiō, from Latin trībulāre to afflict, from trībulum a threshing board, from terere to rub
tribulation in American English
(ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃən)
noun
1.
great misery or distress, as from oppression; deep sorrow
2.
something that causes suffering or distress; affliction; trial
SIMILAR WORDS: afˈfliction
Word origin
ME tribulacion < OFr < LL(Ec) tribulatio < tribulare, to afflict, oppress < L, to press < tribulum, threshing platform with sharp studs, akin to terere, to rub: for IE base see throw
Examples of 'tribulation' in a sentence
tribulation
He spoke to Computing about the trials and tribulations of making IT within the charity work as efficiently as possible.
Computing (2010)
This ancient hall has seen many trials and tribulations.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Her trials and tribulations as a divorced mother of three with a difficult family made her success all the more amazing.
The Sun (2016)
Once again, she plays the mother in an unorthodox family whose tribulations unfold around her.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We shared their trials and tribulations, and they shared ours.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Expect trials, tribulations and lots of laughter.
The Sun (2016)
But you've had all the trials and tribulations that a straight couple might have.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The songs explore the trials and tribulations of workingclass life in America.
The Sun (2014)
In this souvenir issue we look back at the triumphs, the tribulations and tragedies of an era that has enthralled the planet.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Those who lived in postwar Britain recall their daily lives, trials and tribulations.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But through short-term macro trials and tribulations, we should remember the supply side.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The Scot has handled all the recent trials and tribulations admirably, refusing to play a blame game.
The Sun (2013)
This is said to be the true story of how TJ has faced up to trials and tribulations along the way and won.
The Sun (2009)
My basic attitude has always been that one should soldier on, stoic and insouciant in the face of life 's tribulations.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I certainly can't think of any, given the trials and tribulations he has gone through over the past year or so.
The Sun (2009)
In other languages
tribulation
British English: tribulation NOUN
You can refer to the suffering or difficulty that you experience in a particular situation as tribulations.
...the trials and tribulations of everyday life.
American English: tribulation
Brazilian Portuguese: atribulação
Chinese: 苦难
European Spanish: tribulación
French: tribulation
German: Sorgen
Italian: tribolazione
Japanese: 苦難
Korean: 고난
European Portuguese: atribulação
Latin American Spanish: tribulación
(noun)
Definition
great distress
the trials and tribulations of everyday life
Synonyms
trouble
She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine.
care
He never seemed to have a care in the world.
suffering
It has caused terrible suffering to animals.
worry
His last years were overshadowed by financial worry.
trial
the trials of adolescence
blow
pain
Her eyes were filled with pain.
burden
Having more responsibility at work felt like a burden to him.
distress
Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.
grief
Their grief soon gave way to anger.
misery
All that money brought nothing but misery.
curse
She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism.
ordeal
the painful ordeal of identifying the body
hardship
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
sorrow
It was a time of great sorrow.
woe
He listened to my tale of woe.
hassle (informal)
misfortune
He had had his full share of misfortunes.
bad luck
unhappiness
There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.
heartache
He had been the cause of so much heartache.
adversity
He showed courage in adversity.
affliction
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
bummer (slang)
wretchedness
vexation
the tribulations and vexations we have to put up with
ill fortune
cross to bear
Opposites
rest
,
ease
,
pleasure
,
joy
,
blessing
,
happiness
,
bliss
,
good fortune
Seehardship
Nearby words of
tribulation
trial
triangular
tribe
tribulation
tribunal
tribute
trice
Synonyms of 'tribulation'
tribulation
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of care
Definition
trouble or worry
He never seemed to have a care in the world.
Synonyms
worry,
concern,
pressure,
trouble,
responsibility,
stress,
burden,
anxiety,
hardship,
woe,
disquiet,
affliction,
tribulation,
perplexity,
vexation
in the sense of curse
Definition
something that causes great trouble or harm
She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism.
Synonyms
affliction,
evil,
plague (informal),
scourge,
cross,
trouble,
disaster,
burden,
ordeal,
torment,
hardship,
misfortune,
calamity,
tribulation,
bane,
vexation
in the sense of distress
Definition
great physical pain
Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.
Synonyms
suffering,
pain,
worry,
anxiety,
torture,
grief,
misery,
agony,
sadness,
discomfort,
torment,
sorrow,
woe,
anguish,
heartache,
affliction,
desolation,
wretchedness
in the sense of grief
Definition
deep or intense sorrow
Their grief soon gave way to anger.
Synonyms
sadness,
suffering,
pain,
regret,
distress,
misery,
agony,
mourning,
sorrow,
woe,
anguish,
remorse,
bereavement,
heartache,
heartbreak,
mournfulness,
dejection
in the sense of hardship
Definition
something that causes suffering
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
Synonyms
suffering,
want,
need,
trouble,
trial,
difficulty,
burden,
misery,
torment,
oppression,
persecution,
grievance,
misfortune,
austerity,
adversity,
calamity,
affliction,
discomfort,
tribulation,
privation (formal),
destitution
in the sense of heartache
Definition
very great sadness and emotional suffering
He had been the cause of so much heartache.
Synonyms
sorrow,
suffering,
pain,
torture,
distress,
despair,
grief,
agony,
torment,
bitterness,
anguish,
remorse,
heartbreak,
affliction,
heartsickness
in the sense of misery
Definition
intense unhappiness or suffering
All that money brought nothing but misery.
Synonyms
unhappiness,
distress,
despair,
grief,
suffering,
depression,
torture,
agony,
gloom,
sadness,
discomfort,
torment,
hardship,
sorrow,
woe,
anguish,
melancholy,
desolation,
wretchedness
in the sense of misfortune
Definition
an unfortunate event
He had had his full share of misfortunes.
Synonyms
mishap,
loss,
trouble,
trial,
blow,
failure,
accident,
disaster,
reverse,
tragedy,
harm,
misery,
setback,
hardship,
calamity,
affliction,
tribulation,
whammy (informal),
misadventure,
bummer (slang),
mischance,
stroke of bad luck,
evil chance
in the sense of ordeal
Definition
a severe or trying experience
the painful ordeal of identifying the body
Synonyms
hardship,
trial,
difficulty,
test,
labour,
suffering,
trouble(s),
nightmare,
burden,
torture,
misery,
agony,
torment,
anguish,
toil,
affliction,
tribulation(s),
baptism of fire
in the sense of pain
Definition
emotional suffering
Her eyes were filled with pain.
Synonyms
sorrow,
suffering,
torture,
distress,
despair,
grief,
misery,
agony,
sadness,
torment,
hardship,
bitterness,
woe,
anguish,
heartache,
affliction,
tribulation,
desolation,
wretchedness
Additional synonyms
in the sense of sorrow
Definition
deep sadness or regret, associated with death or sympathy for another's misfortune
It was a time of great sorrow.
Synonyms
grief,
sadness,
woe,
regret,
distress,
misery,
mourning,
anguish,
unhappiness,
heartache,
heartbreak,
affliction
in the sense of suffering
It has caused terrible suffering to animals.
Synonyms
pain,
torture,
distress,
agony,
misery,
ordeal,
discomfort,
torment,
hardship,
anguish,
affliction,
martyrdom
in the sense of trial
the trials of adolescence
Synonyms
hardship,
suffering,
trouble,
pain,
load,
burden,
distress,
grief,
misery,
ordeal,
hard times,
woe,
unhappiness,
adversity,
affliction,
tribulation,
wretchedness,
vexation,
cross to bear
in the sense of unhappiness
There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.
Synonyms
sadness,
depression,
misery,
gloom,
sorrow,
melancholy,
heartache,
despondency,
blues,
dejection,
wretchedness,
low spirits
in the sense of vexation
the tribulations and vexations we have to put up with
Synonyms
problem,
difficulty,
hassle (informal),
worry,
trouble,
upset,
bother,
headache (informal),
nuisance,
misfortune,
uphill (South Africa),
irritant,
thorn in your flesh
in the sense of woe
Definition
intense grief
He listened to my tale of woe.
Synonyms
misery,
suffering,
trouble,
pain,
disaster,
depression,
distress,
grief,
agony,
gloom,
sadness,
hardship,
sorrow,
anguish,
misfortune,
unhappiness,
heartache,
heartbreak,
adversity,
dejection,
wretchedness
in the sense of worry
Definition
a state or feeling of anxiety
His last years were overshadowed by financial worry.