English-Thai Dictionary

tribulation

N ความยากลำบาก  kwam-yak-lam-bak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRIBULATION

n.[L. tribulo, to thrash, to beat. ] Severe affliction; distresses of life; vexations. In Scripture, it often denotes the troubles and distresses which proceed from persecution. When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, he is offended. Matthew 13:21.
In the world ye shall have tribulation. John 16:33.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRIBULATION

Trib `u *la "tion, n. Etym: [OE. tribulacium, F. tribulation, L.tribulatio, from tribulare to press, afflict, fr. tribulum a thrashing sledge, akin to terere, tritum, to rub. See Trite. ]

 

Defn: That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction. When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. Matt. xiii. 21.In the world ye shall have tribulation. John. xvi. 33.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tribulation

trib u la tion |ˌtribyəˈlāSHən ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃən | ▶noun (usu. tribulations ) a cause of great trouble or suffering: the tribulations of being a megastar. • a state of great trouble or suffering: his time of tribulation was just beginning. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio (n- ), from Latin tribulare ‘press, oppress, ’ from tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points ),’ based on terere ‘rub. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

tribulation

tribulation |ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun (usu. tribulations ) a cause of great trouble or suffering: the tribulations of being a megastar. • [ mass noun ] a state of great trouble or suffering: his time of tribulation was just beginning. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio (n- ), from Latin tribulare ‘press, oppress ’, from tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points )’, based on terere ‘rub ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tribulation

tribulation noun 1 the tribulations of her personal life: trouble, difficulty, problem, worry, anxiety, burden, cross to bear, ordeal, trial, adversity, hardship, tragedy, sorrow, trauma, affliction; setback, blow; informal hassle; literary travail. 2 his time of tribulation was just beginning: suffering, distress, trouble, misery, wretchedness, unhappiness, sadness, heartache, woe, grief, sorrow, pain, anguish, agony; literary travail.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tribulation

tribulation noun despite his tribulations he maintained a zest for life: trouble, worry, anxiety, burden, cross to bear, affliction, ordeal, trial, adversity, hardship, tragedy, trauma, reverse, setback, blow, difficulty, problem, misfortune, bad luck, stroke of bad luck, ill fortune, mishap, misadventure; suffering, distress, misery, wretchedness, unhappiness, sadness, heartache, woe, grief, pain, anguish, agony; informal hassle; archaic travails.

 

French Dictionary

tribulations

tribulations n. f. pl. nom féminin pluriel Mésaventures, péripéties. : Les tribulations de ces touristes inexpérimentés.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tribulation

trib u la tion /trɪ̀bjəléɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠苦難, 試練 ▸ in great tribulation ひどく苦しんで .