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ordeal
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or·deal  (ôr-dl)
n.
1. A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance. See Synonyms at trial.
2. A method of trial in which the accused was subjected to physically painful or dangerous tests, the result being regarded as a divine judgment of guilt or innocence.

[Alteration (influenced by deal1) of Middle English ordal, trial by ordeal, from Old English ordl; see dail- in Indo-European roots.]

ordeal
Noun
1. a severe or trying experience
2. History a method of trial in which the accused person was subjected to physical danger [Old English ordāl, ordēl verdict]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ordeal - a severe or trying experience
experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
2.ordeal - a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"

ordeal
Translations

ordeal [ɔːˈdiːl] nexperiencia terrible
ordeal [ɔːˈdiːl] népreuve f
ordeal [ɔːˈdiːl] nQual f
ordeal [ɔːˈdiːl] nprova, travaglio

ordeal
n ordeal [oːˈdiːl]
a difficult, painful experience Being kidnapped was an ordeal for the child.beproewing, toets, ontberingمِحْنَه، إمْتِحان صَعْبизпитаниеutrpení, zkouškaprøvelseschwere Prüfungδοκιμασία, τραυματική εμπειρίαmala experiencia, terrible experienciakatsumusتجربه سخت و دردناکkoettelemus(rude) épreuveמִבחָן קָשֶהअग्नि परीक्षाmuka, patnjamegpróbáltatáscobaan beratþrekraunprova試練호된 시련sunkus išmėginimassmags pārdzīvojumspengalaman pahitbeproevingildprøve, prøvelseciężka próbaprovaçãoexperienţă (grea); încercare (grea)тяжёлое испытаниеutrpenie, skúškatežka preizkušnjateško iskušenjeprövning, pärsการพิสูจน์อย่างทารุณbüyük çile嚴酷的考驗тяжке випробуванняابتلاء، تکليف دہ تجربہsự thử thách

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