Definition of tribulation Tribulation

/tɹɪˌbjʌlejˈʃʌn/ - [tribyuleyshun] - trib•u•la•tion

We found 6 definitions of tribulation from 6 different sources.

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What does tribulation mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

tribulation - an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"
  trial, visitation
  affliction a cause of great suffering and distress
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tribulation (n.)
    That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • tribulation
    A trying period or event.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tribulation
    trib-ū-lā′shun, n. severe affliction: distress. [L.,—tribulāre, -ātum, to afflict—tribulum, a sledge for rubbing out corn—terĕre, to rub.]

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