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ordeal
[ awr-deel, -dee-uhl, awr-deel ]
noun
- any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- a primitive form of trial to determine guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to fire, poison, or other serious danger, the result being regarded as a divine or preternatural judgment.
ordeal
/ É”Ëˈ»å¾±Ë±ô /
noun
- a severe or trying experience
- history a method of trial in which the guilt or innocence of an accused person was determined by subjecting him to physical danger, esp by fire or water. The outcome was regarded as an indication of divine judgment
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ordeal1
Example Sentences
The couple thanked people on Teesside who supported them through their ordeal and lobbied MPs and the Foreign Office for support.
“I probably wouldn’t have made it through the night if I didn’t have it,†May recalled doctors telling him of the surgery, while recounting the ordeal for the first time this spring.
After being married for 32 years, Mrs Williams said the ordeal had "devastated" her.
Because the strawberries have a short period of peak ripeness and freshness, bringing them from Japan to the States is a tricky ordeal.
Ben says his ordeal started in his early 20s, after he was invited to attend Bible studies with an elder from his church.
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