Definition of TRIBULATION

tribulation

Plural: tribulations

Noun

  • an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
    • "life is full of tribulations"
  • Any adversity; a trying period or event.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

trial, visitation

Scrabble Score: 13

tribulation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tribulation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tribulation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

tribulation: valid Words With Friends Word