Antonyms for tribulation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : trib-yuh-ley-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌtrɪb yəˈleɪ ʃən |
Definition of tribulation
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French tribulacion (12c.), from Late Latin tribulationem (nominative tribulatio) "distress, trouble, affliction" (c.200), from tribulatus, past participle of tribulare "to oppress, afflict," a figurative use by Christian writers of Latin tribulare "to press," also possibly "to thresh out grain," from tribulum "threshing sledge," from stem of terere "to rub" (see throw (v.)) + -bulum, suffix forming names of tools.
- noun pain, unhappiness
- And the leader of the party wore the wrinkled brow of tribulation.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- In joy or in pain, in happiness or in tribulation—gratitude!
- Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley
- My heart makes a noise in me for my country, but the day of her tribulation is near.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- That psalms of tribulation be sung with a low voice and long measure; 2.
- Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
- It had brought to her nothing but tribulation and disappointment.
- Extract from : « Miss Mackenzie » by Anthony Trollope
- In 1820 that Society was emerging from a period of tribulation and repression.
- Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan
- The tribulation itself will find all this enormously intensified.
- Extract from : « Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation » by S. D. Gordon
- Then began a season of sore trial and tribulation for the class.
- Extract from : « Vice Versa » by F. Anstey
- He did not know what he was to win by this work of love, amid trials and tribulation.
- Extract from : « Work and Win » by Oliver Optic
- I have had no tribulation that the Bible speaks of—no buffetting—no tossing to and fro.
- Extract from : « Janet's Love and Service » by Margaret M Robertson
Synonyms for tribulation
- adversity
- affliction
- albatross
- bad luck
- blow
- bummer
- burden
- care
- cross to bear
- crucible
- curse
- difficulty
- distress
- double whammy
- downer
- drag
- grief
- hard knock
- hard time
- headache
- heartache
- misery
- misfortune
- oppression
- ordeal
- persecution
- rainy day
- reverse
- sorrow
- suffering
- trial
- trouble
- vexation
- visitation
- woe
- worry
- wretchedness
- wronging
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