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Ordeal
01
beproeving, kwelling
a difficult or painful experience, often one that lasts long and requires great effort and endurance to overcome
grammaticale informatie
bezieldheidsstatus
abstract
morfologische samenstelling
enkelvoudig
telbaar
meervoudsvorm
ordeals
Voorbeelden
The survivors described their ordeal in detail during the interview.
De overlevenden beschreven hun beproeving in detail tijdens het interview.
02
godsgericht, ordalie
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
