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tribulation

/tˌɹɪbjəˈleɪʃən/trih-byuh-LAY-shuhn
/tˌɹɪbjəˈleɪʃən/trih-byuh-LAY-shuhn

Meaningthresh grain or afflict

Common meaning: great trouble or suffering

Journey through time

  1. Latintribulatus‘thresh grain or afflict’source
  2. Middle Englishtribulaciounsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsthresh grain or afflict → great trouble or sufferingtribulation‘great trouble or suffering’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin tribulatus ‘thresh grain or afflict’.

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