Search
Ordeal
01
a difficult or painful experience, often one that lasts long and requires great effort and endurance to overcome
02
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
Example
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.
