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trib·u·la·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English tribulacioun, from Old French tribulacion, from Late Latin tribulation-, tribulatio, from tribulatus (past participle of tribulare to oppress, afflict, from Latin, to press, from tribulum threshing board) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Latin terere to rub — more at throw
: distress or suffering resulting from oppression, persecution, affliction, or sometimes contact with the physical environment
< found it nothing but a burden and a tribulation — Jean Stafford >
also : an instance of such suffering : a trying experience
< explorers describing their hardships and tribulations — Report: Chapin Library >
Synonyms: see trial |