Added 9 October 2026
tribulation
/ˌtɹɪbjʊˈleɪ̯ʃən/ noun
In Latin: aerumna Wiktionary
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Origin
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.
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