Hyphenation
 tri·bu·la·tionTurkish pronunciation
 trîbyıleyşınSynonyms
 adversity, 
affliction, 
albatross, 
bad luck, 
blow, 
bummer, 
burden, 
care, 
cross to bear, 
crucible, 
curse, 
difficulty, 
distress, 
double whammy, 
downerPronunciation
 /ˌtrəbyəˈlāsʜən/ /ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃən/
Etymology
  ()  Middle English tribulation Old French tribulacion Late Latin tribulatio (“distress, trouble, tribulation, affliction”) tribulare (“to press, probably also thresh out grain”) tribulum (“a sledge consisting of a wooden block studded with sharp pieces of flint or with iron teeth, used for threshing grain”) terere (“to rub”); see trite.