ابحث
Ordeal
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تجربة شاقة, محنة
a difficult or painful experience, often one that lasts long and requires great effort and endurance to overcome
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اختبار, أورديال
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
مثال
The tedious commute to work in heavy traffic was a daily ordeal for many city dwellers.
The prolonged unemployment was a painful ordeal for the entire family.
Waiting in the long queue for the concert tickets felt like an eternal ordeal.
She held a stiff upper lip throughout the ordeal, not showing any signs of distress.
They were trapped in the wilderness for days, but their survival skills helped them come through the ordeal.
