TRIBULATION


Meaning of TRIBULATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtri-byə-ˈlā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English tribulacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin tribulation-, tribulatio, from tribulare to press, oppress, from tribulum drag used in threshing, from terere to rub — more at throw

Date: 13th century

: distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution ; also : a trying experience

the trials and tribulation s of starting a new business

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