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trib·u·la·tion 
[trib-yuh-ley-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[trib-yuh-ley-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering. |
| 2. | an instance of this; an affliction, trouble, etc. |
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME <>trībulātiōn-<> (s. of trībulātiō) distress, trouble, equiv. to trībulāt(us) (ptp. of trībulāre to press, squeeze, deriv. of trībulum threshing sledge, equiv. to trī-, var. s. of terere to rub, crush + -bulum n. suffix of instrument) + -iōn- -ion]
] —Synonyms 1. affliction, hardship, distress, adversity.
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