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Ordeal
01
Prüfung, Qual
a difficult or painful experience, often one that lasts long and requires great effort and endurance to overcome
Grammatische Informationen
Belebtheitsstatus
abstrakt
morphologische Zusammensetzung
einfach
zählbar
Pluralform
ordeals
Beispiele
Climbing the mountain was an ordeal that tested their physical and mental limits.
Das Besteigen des Berges war eine Qual, die ihre physischen und mentalen Grenzen testete.
02
Gottesurteil, Ordal
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
