Tribulation
noun
A great deal of suffering, hardship, or difficulty.
He went through many tribulations before he became successful
Often appears as...
- trials and tribulations
- endure tribulations
noun
In Christianity, a difficult or troubled time before the second coming of Christ.
The book of Revelation talks about tribulation that would occur at the end times
Often appears as...
- great tribulation
- end times tribulation
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Religious
noun
A great deal of suffering, hardship, or difficulty.
He went through many tribulations before he became successful
Often appears as...
- trials and tribulations
- endure tribulations
noun
In Christianity, a difficult or troubled time before the second coming of Christ.
The book of Revelation talks about tribulation that would occur at the end times
Often appears as...
- great tribulation
- end times tribulation
Usage tips
Religious
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Tribulation implies deep emotional distress, often shared by others.
The whole community faced tribulations after the hurricane.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity
Use 'tribulation' for severe difficulties, not minor inconveniences.
Living through war is a tribulation unlike any other.
Pro Tip 3/3Extended Period
'Tribulation' often refers to hardships that last for a considerable time.
Years of tribulation shaped his resilient character.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Tribulation implies deep emotional distress, often shared by others.
The whole community faced tribulations after the hurricane.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity
Use 'tribulation' for severe difficulties, not minor inconveniences.
Living through war is a tribulation unlike any other.
Pro Tip 3/3Extended Period
'Tribulation' often refers to hardships that last for a considerable time.
Years of tribulation shaped his resilient character.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Tribulation implies deep emotional distress, often shared by others.
The whole community faced tribulations after the hurricane.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity
Use 'tribulation' for severe difficulties, not minor inconveniences.
Living through war is a tribulation unlike any other.
Pro Tip 3/3Extended Period
'Tribulation' often refers to hardships that last for a considerable time.
Years of tribulation shaped his resilient character.
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Edith Widder: Glowing...
and you can see in the epoxy mold that we used, the word Ziploc is still visible. Needless to say, when it's kluged together like this, there were a lot of trials and tribulations getting this working. But there came a moment when it all came together, and everything worked. And, remarkably, that moment got caught on film
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How Africa can keep...
a country that has gone through many trials and tribulations. And Rwanda has decided to become the technology hub, or a technology hub on the continent. It's a country with mountainous and hilly terrain, a little bit like here, so it's very difficult to deliver services to people. So what has Rwanda said?
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Eric Dishman: Health...
I had a series of fainting spells. No alcohol was involved. And I ended up in student health, and they ran some labwork and came back right away, and said, "Kidney problems." And before I knew it, I was involved and thrown into this six months of tests and trials and tribulations
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Technology that knows...
it's wearing its internal state on its sleeve. But us, humans -- we're different. We like to think we have cognitive control over what people see, know and understand about our internal states -- our emotions, our insecurities, our bluffs, our trials and tribulations --
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Joel Leon: The...
I will never be able to understand the trials and tribulations of breastfeeding, the work that it takes, the emotional, physical, psychological and emotional toll that carrying a human can have on the female body. What co-parenting does is say, we can create balance,
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Exploring other...
Flatland is a fun, mathematical thought experiment that follows the trials and tribulations of a square exposed to the third dimension. But what is a dimension, anyway? For our purposes, a dimension is a direction, which we can picture as a line.
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A temporary tattoo that...
And after a long process, we came up with a vision, an idea, of a wearable system that perhaps you could wear like a piece of jewelry or you could apply to yourself like a Band-Aid. And after many trials and tribulations and years of endeavors,
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Is the world getting...
My acquaintance with the statistics of human progress, starting with violence but now encompassing every other aspect of our well-being, has fortified my belief that in understanding our tribulations and woes, human nature is the problem,
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Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
in the first and oldest son went and the snake gave him the medicine said you must be very careful you cannot spill a drop otherwise it won't work and you must just be careful and he said there'll be many trials and tribulations
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Rediscovering Glen...
every adventure comes with some trials and tribulations and unfortunately this
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Edith Widder: Glowing...
and you can see in the epoxy mold that we used, the word Ziploc is still visible. Needless to say, when it's kluged together like this, there were a lot of trials and tribulations getting this working. But there came a moment when it all came together, and everything worked. And, remarkably, that moment got caught on film
Video examples
How Africa can keep...
a country that has gone through many trials and tribulations. And Rwanda has decided to become the technology hub, or a technology hub on the continent. It's a country with mountainous and hilly terrain, a little bit like here, so it's very difficult to deliver services to people. So what has Rwanda said?
Video examples
Eric Dishman: Health...
I had a series of fainting spells. No alcohol was involved. And I ended up in student health, and they ran some labwork and came back right away, and said, "Kidney problems." And before I knew it, I was involved and thrown into this six months of tests and trials and tribulations
Video examples
Technology that knows...
it's wearing its internal state on its sleeve. But us, humans -- we're different. We like to think we have cognitive control over what people see, know and understand about our internal states -- our emotions, our insecurities, our bluffs, our trials and tribulations --
Video examples
Joel Leon: The...
I will never be able to understand the trials and tribulations of breastfeeding, the work that it takes, the emotional, physical, psychological and emotional toll that carrying a human can have on the female body. What co-parenting does is say, we can create balance,
Video examples
Exploring other...
Flatland is a fun, mathematical thought experiment that follows the trials and tribulations of a square exposed to the third dimension. But what is a dimension, anyway? For our purposes, a dimension is a direction, which we can picture as a line.
Video examples
A temporary tattoo that...
And after a long process, we came up with a vision, an idea, of a wearable system that perhaps you could wear like a piece of jewelry or you could apply to yourself like a Band-Aid. And after many trials and tribulations and years of endeavors,
Video examples
Is the world getting...
My acquaintance with the statistics of human progress, starting with violence but now encompassing every other aspect of our well-being, has fortified my belief that in understanding our tribulations and woes, human nature is the problem,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
in the first and oldest son went and the snake gave him the medicine said you must be very careful you cannot spill a drop otherwise it won't work and you must just be careful and he said there'll be many trials and tribulations
Video examples
Rediscovering Glen...
every adventure comes with some trials and tribulations and unfortunately this
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Vanessa Williams
American Actress
Whether it's your family, friends, community that you connect with, don't be afraid to reach out. That's my biggest advice that I can say for anyone going through any kind of obstacle or trials or tribulations. Don't be afraid to reach out and ask questions. Ask for help, because you never know where you'll find it.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
Life is full of trials and tribulations. It's dramatic when you don't treat people right when you're in the tribulations, but I know now how to get out of it. You have to make a decision to say 'No more', and then you know what to do when the trials happen.
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L. Lionel Kendrick
American Clergyman
We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Many struggles come as problems and pressures that sometimes cause pain. Others come as temptations, trials, and tribulations.
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Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
Having lived a full and stimulating life before I had my kids, I've relished every minute I've had to spend with them and felt a degree of confidence in dealing with their trials and tribulations to date.
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W. G. Sebald
German Writer
I don't want to talk about my trials and tribulations. Once you reveal even part of what your real problems might be in life, they come back in a deformed way.
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Graydon Carter
American Journalist
It's a rare moment when we take a break from the tribulations of the daily rat race to reflect on assumptions and values that we casually accept as gospel.
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a lover, as a daughter.
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Johanna Konta
British Athlete
It's the trials and tribulations that really test a person, and coming through those difficulties is what shapes a person's character.
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William Arthur Ward
American Writer
Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.
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Michael Sorrentino
American Celebrity
Everybody goes through their own tribulations in life.
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Vanessa Williams
American Actress
Whether it's your family, friends, community that you connect with, don't be afraid to reach out. That's my biggest advice that I can say for anyone going through any kind of obstacle or trials or tribulations. Don't be afraid to reach out and ask questions. Ask for help, because you never know where you'll find it.
Quote examples
Mary J. Blige
American Musician
Life is full of trials and tribulations. It's dramatic when you don't treat people right when you're in the tribulations, but I know now how to get out of it. You have to make a decision to say 'No more', and then you know what to do when the trials happen.
Quote examples
L. Lionel Kendrick
American Clergyman
We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Many struggles come as problems and pressures that sometimes cause pain. Others come as temptations, trials, and tribulations.
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Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
Having lived a full and stimulating life before I had my kids, I've relished every minute I've had to spend with them and felt a degree of confidence in dealing with their trials and tribulations to date.
Quote examples
W. G. Sebald
German Writer
I don't want to talk about my trials and tribulations. Once you reveal even part of what your real problems might be in life, they come back in a deformed way.
Quote examples
Graydon Carter
American Journalist
It's a rare moment when we take a break from the tribulations of the daily rat race to reflect on assumptions and values that we casually accept as gospel.
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a lover, as a daughter.
Quote examples
Johanna Konta
British Athlete
It's the trials and tribulations that really test a person, and coming through those difficulties is what shapes a person's character.
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William Arthur Ward
American Writer
Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube.
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Michael Sorrentino
American Celebrity
Everybody goes through their own tribulations in life.
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