Tribulation (noun)
trib-yu-lay-shun
grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
1175–1225; Middle English Latin trībulātiōn- (stem of trībulātiō) distress, trouble, equivalent to trībulāt(us) (past participle of trībulāre to press, squeeze, derivative of trībulum threshing sledge.
Example sentences
“A year fraught with tribulation!”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)