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Definition of tribulation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tribulation

noun
 
/ˌtrɪbjuˈleɪʃn/
 
/ˌtrɪbjuˈleɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (literary or humorous)
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  1. great trouble, difficulty or mental pain
    • the tribulations of modern life
    • the trials and tribulations of running a business
    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio(n-), from Latin tribulare ‘press, oppress’, from tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on terere ‘rub’.
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