tribulation

Definition of tribulation

Nouns

an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
"life is full of tribulations"
Synonyms:
trial, visitation
Types:
fire
a severe trial
Type of:
affliction
a cause of great suffering and distress

Vocabulary Lists for tribulation

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

Herman Melville's Moby Dick - Chapters 1 - 5 »(475 words)
  • monkey jacket
  • spouter
  • inion
  • tomahawk
  • river horse

Sophocles's Oedipus the King »(656 words)
  • suppliant
  • adjure
  • woe
  • slay
  • suborn

Latin Words »(357 words)
Latin Words scilicet
  • abacus
  • abject
  • abradant
  • absurd
  • acidulent

Aggregate »(1997 words)
  • prescient
  • iniquity
  • disenfranchisement
  • expropriation
  • triumvirate

Books of James Master List 2010 »(879 words)
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  • Micah
  • philistine
  • Samson
  • lord

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