Tribulation (?), n. [OE. tribulacium, F. tribulation, L. tribulatio, from tribulare to press, afflict, fr. tribulum a thrashing sledge, akin to terere, tritum, to rub. See Trite.] That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction.
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When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. Matt. xiii. 21.
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In the world ye shall have tribulation. John. xvi. 33.
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