tribulation

A medieval engraving depicting demons showing a dying man the sins he has committed

Meaning

Noun

Any adversity; a trying period or event.

Origin

From Middle English tribulation, from Old French tribulacion, from , from Latin tribulare ("to press#Verb"), from tribulum, from terere; see [[trite.

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