a harrowing ordeal

Translations
ужасающее испытание
The survivors recounted their harrowing ordeal at sea.
Выжившие рассказали о своем ужасающе испытании в море.
Definitions
A harrowing ordeal refers to a deeply distressing or traumatic experience that causes significant emotional or physical suffering.
Words
a

article or possessive pronoun
некий
harrowing

adjective
мучительный
ordeal

noun
испытание