n. 1 great affliction or oppression. 2 a cause of this (was a real tribulation to me).
[ ME f. OF f. eccl.L tribulatio -onis f. L tribulare press, oppress, f. tribulum sledge for threshing, f. terere trit- rub ]
n. 1 great affliction or oppression. 2 a cause of this (was a real tribulation to me).
[ ME f. OF f. eccl.L tribulatio -onis f. L tribulare press, oppress, f. tribulum sledge for threshing, f. terere trit- rub ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012