ordeal (redirected from Ordeals)

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 by ordeal 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"

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ordeal

noun hardship, trial, difficulty, test, labour, suffering, trouble(s), nightmare, burden, torture, misery, agony, torment, anguish, toil, affliction, tribulation(s), baptism of fire << OPPOSITE pleasure

Translations

ordeal [ɔːˈdiːl] n → experiencia terrible

ordeal [ɔːˈdiːl] n → épreuve f

ordeal [ɔːˈdiːl] n → Qual f

ordeal [ɔːˈdiːl] n → prova, travaglio

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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严酷的考验