TRIBULATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tribulation mean? 

• TRIBULATION (noun)
  The noun TRIBULATION has 1 sense:

1. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

  Familiarity information: TRIBULATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRIBULATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

trial; tribulation; visitation

Context example:

a visitation of the plague

Hypernyms ("tribulation" is a kind of...):

affliction (a cause of great suffering and distress)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tribulation"):

fire (a severe trial)

Derivation:

tribulate (oppress or trouble greatly)

 Context examples 

Amy was learning this distinction through much tribulation, for mistaking enthusiasm for inspiration, she attempted every branch of art with youthful audacity.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)