Ordeal
01
prövning, plåga
a difficult or painful experience, often one that lasts long and requires great effort and endurance to overcome
Exempel
Climbing the mountain was an ordeal that tested their physical and mental limits.
Att bestiga berget var en prövning som testade deras fysiska och mentala gränser.
The ordeal of losing her job was followed by months of uncertainty and struggle.
Prigången att förlora sitt jobb följdes av månader av osäkerhet och kamp.
02
gudsdom, 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
