"Trite": lacking freshness or originality; overused to the point of being meaningless. In this dialogue, the word "trite" is used to dismiss a comment as overused, cliché, or lacking originality. When the woman says, “You’re strong,” she means to offer comfort or encouragement to her husband. However, the husband responds with “Don’t be trite,” which suggests he feels her words are empty or unoriginal, possibly because she said it too often to be meaningful anymore. Spoiler alert/context: the wife has cheated on her husband with a patient.