tribulation

CEFRC1

/ˌtɹɪbjʊˈleɪ̯ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Great trouble or suffering.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    (A period of) persecution before the Second Coming, lasting seven years, which Christians will experience worldwide which will purify and strengthen them.

Examples

  • The family faced many trials and tribulation during the war.

  • The family went through a time of great and bitter tribulation.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Any adversity; a trying period or event.

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In context

  • Tribulation is a cause of great trouble or extreme suffering.

  • Baltimore's tribulations were indeed sore; there was no peace for him day nor night.

  • Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. It is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English tribulation, from Old French tribulacion, from Late Latin trībulātiō (“distress, trouble, tribulation, affliction”), from Latin tribulāre (“to press, probably also thresh out grain”), from trībulum (“a sledge consisting of a wooden block studded with sharp pieces of flint or with iron teeth, used for threshing grain”), from terēre (“to rub”); see trite.