ordeal (Meaning)
ordeal (n)
a severe or trying experience
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
ordeal (n.)
An ancient form of test to determine guilt or innocence, by appealing to a supernatural decision, -- once common in Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage tribes.
Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience.
ordeal (a.)
Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.
Synonyms & Antonyms of ordeal
ordeal Sentence Examples
- The marathon proved to be an ordeal that tested the limits of human endurance.
- Negotiating the treacherous mountain pass was an ordeal that required skill and perseverance.
- Dealing with a chronic illness has been an ongoing ordeal for the past decade.
- The aftermath of the car accident was an ordeal that left deep physical and emotional scars.
- The young woman's ordeal as a prisoner of war was a harrowing experience that haunted her for years.
- The family's ordeal after losing their home in a fire was compounded by financial hardships.
- The soldier's ordeal in the POW camp was a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
- The patient's ordeal with chemotherapy was physically and emotionally draining.
- The jury's ordeal in reaching a verdict in the complex murder trial was protracted and arduous.
- The rescue workers faced an ordeal as they navigated the collapsed building to save trapped victims.
FAQs About the word ordeal
a severe or trying experience, a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests be
gauntlet, trial,fire, cross, tragedy, initiation, challenge, grief,crucible, hardship
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The marathon proved to be an ordeal that tested the limits of human endurance.
Negotiating the treacherous mountain pass was an ordeal that required skill and perseverance.
Dealing with a chronic illness has been an ongoing ordeal for the past decade.
The aftermath of the car accident was an ordeal that left deep physical and emotional scars.
