tribulation

Speech parts

1. tribulation - Noun

2. Tribulation - Proper noun

Meaning

That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

calvary downer crucible bane problem visitation heartache travail cross trial pain difficulty struggle suffering disaster
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Antonyms

bliss felicity glee success rapture serenity
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Hypernyms

affliction

Hyponyms

fire

Related terms

trials and tribulations

Examples

Were a man to live as long as Methuselah, and to spend all his days in the highest delights sin can offer, one hour of the anguish and tribulation that must follow, would far outweigh them. Matthew Henry

Jesus told His disciples all about the tribulation they WOULD have to endure and NONE of them ran off to a cabin in the woods and began gathering food and ammunition! They ALL went out to win souls like crazy! They understood full well about the "prize” offered to those who endured to the end! Kent Hovind

True religious movements prosper and flourish under tribulation. Sun Myung Moon

Christ is sufficient. We do not need "support groups" for each and every separate tribulation. The most widely divergent sorrows may all be taken to the foot of the same old rugged cross and find there cleansing, peace, and joy. Elisabeth Elliot

A tribulation is better than a hundred warnings. Turkish Proverb

A tribulation is better than a hundred warnings. Kurdish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

tribufos tribular tribulate tribulin tribulosaponin tribulosin