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ordeal

/ɔːˈdɪəl/

/ɔrˈdil/

ordealnoun

ordeals

/ɔːˈdɪəl/

/ɔrˈdil/

Translations

The survivors described their ordeal of being trapped in the cave for days.

Les survivants ont décrit leur épreuve d’avoir été piégés dans la grotte pendant des jours.

Additional translations

ordalieTerme historique et juridique.

calvaireS’emploie pour insister sur la souffrance ou la dureté de l’expérience.

Definitions

A difficult or painful experience, a trial.

The survivors described their ordeal of being trapped in the cave for days.

An ancient form of trial in which the accused was subjected to severe pain or danger as a test of guilt or innocence.

In medieval times, an ordeal by fire was used to determine the truth of an accusation.

Synonyms

ordealverb

ordealed

Past Simple

ordealed

Past Participle

ordealing

Gerund

/ɔːˈdiːl/

/ɔrˈdil/

Archaic usage meaning “to subject to an ordeal”

Translations

Additional translations

éprouverRare, littéraire; sens historique de « soumettre à une épreuve ».

Definitions

To subject (a person) to an ordeal or severe trial; to test by ordeal.

In earlier centuries, suspects were sometimes ordealed by water to prove their innocence.