tribulation
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9.1
- noun
- /ˌtrɪbjuˈleɪʃən/
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tribulación
- His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial.
- trials and tribulations
- triumphs and tribulations
- political tribulations
And the phone call went something like, OK, so the great tribulation started.
- And the phone call went something like, OK, so the great tribulation started.
- And he said, but the time of trials and tribulations is also a time of signs and wonders.
- It also serves to recall Zoe here and to conflate our own tribulations with those of the dead Arab.
- The hardships, the trials and tribulations.
- But they truly were gifts because all these different trials and tribulations LED my mind to where it's at now.
- I mean, that's what makes, as Jesus said, in this world you'll have tribulation.
- I think the way that I look at the trials, like the trials and tribulations, it's just all about how you handle them.
- But a lot of people don't see the daily trials and tribulations that you have with selling a supercar.
- So hope has a double sense for the Christian, hope in Divine Mercy and hope that will make it through these tribulations to a greater good.
- Rigid against tribulation, striven against death, broken open against life.
- Either the savior's going to come back and help us out or we're going to have to go through some tribulation for some time.
Examples
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Having lost so much to the depredations of time and tribulation, they have very little left to lose now.
Fiction book (1990) -
Every trial and tribulation you go through prepares you for the life God has for you all the hard times.
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And the phone call went something like, OK, so the great tribulation started.
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Now, why am I going on about my tribulation?
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But he cares about all the tribulation of your weak life.
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"In my tribulation, "I called to the Lord, and cried to my God.
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We all share a hope that we will survive this system, and go right through the Great Tribulation into paradise.
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In the world, ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer;
Fiction book (2002) -
We still have trials and tribulations and we're going to get through them.
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During the war, many families faced great tribulation as they lost their homes and loved ones.
Synonyms
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3.1
A period when someone faces problems or a lot of stress
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3.5
A difficult experience that tests your patience
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5.8
A difficult or embarrassing situation that is hard to escape
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4.9
A difficult time when you face many problems
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6.1
A time when someone has many problems and finds life difficult
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tribulation comes from the Latin words tribulum, a farming tool used to crush grain, and tribulare meaning 'to press'. So a tribulation is like being 'crushed' or 'pressed' by trouble, which is why it means a time of great suffering or hard times.