Her son's illness has been a source of great tribulation.
The play is about the tribulations of a family of immigrants in New York.
the trials and tribulations [=difficult experiences, problems, etc.] of starting a new business
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
trib|u|la|tion — «TRIHB yuh LAY shuhn», noun. great trouble or misery; severe trial; affliction: »The early Christians suffered many tribulations. The fiery furnace of domestic tribulations (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): oppression, distress. ╂[< Latin… … Useful english dictionary
trib — at·trib·ut·a·ble; at·trib·u·tal; con·trib·ute; con·trib·u·tive; con·trib·u·tor; con·trib·u·to·ri·al; de·trib·al·i·za·tion; de·trib·al·ize; dis·trib·ut·able; dis·trib·ut·ed·ly; dis·trib·u·tee; dis·trib·u·tism; dis·trib·ut·ist; dis·trib·u·tive·ly;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
re|trib´al|i|za´tion — re|trib|al|ize «ree TRY buh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to return to tribal status or to tribal ways and practices: »One of [Marshall] McLuhan s basic propositions is that we are crossing a technological frontier dividing the age of the… … Useful english dictionary
de|trib|al|i|za|tion — «da>eh TRY buh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of detribalizing. 2. the condition of being detribalized … Useful english dictionary
re|trib|al|ize — «ree TRY buh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to return to tribal status or to tribal ways and practices: »One of [Marshall] McLuhan s basic propositions is that we are crossing a technological frontier dividing the age of the collectivist… … Useful english dictionary
mis|at|trib|ute — «MIHS uh TRIHB yoot», transitive verb, ut|ed, ut|ing. to attribute incorrectly: »Acts of anonymous attack…may be misattributed as to source and so lead to a world holocaust (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). –mis´at|tri|bu´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
mis´at|tri|bu´tion — mis|at|trib|ute «MIHS uh TRIHB yoot», transitive verb, ut|ed, ut|ing. to attribute incorrectly: »Acts of anonymous attack…may be misattributed as to source and so lead to a world holocaust (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). –mis´at|tri|bu´tion,… … Useful english dictionary
tribulation — trib·u·la·tion … English syllables
tribulation — trib|u|la|tion [ˌtrıbjuˈleıʃən] n [U and C] formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: tribulacion, from Late Latin tribulatio, from Latin tribulare to press down, cause to suffer ] serious trouble or a serious problem ▪ Even close friends… … Dictionary of contemporary English
