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ordeal

/ɔːˈdɪəl/

/ɔrˈdil/

Translations

ordealnoun

ordeals

/ɔːˈdɪəl/

/ɔrˈdil/

The marathon was a true ordeal for the participants.

Марафон был настоящим испытанием для участников.

суровое испытание

Surviving the harsh winter was a severe ordeal for the villagers.

Пережить суровую зиму было суровым испытанием для деревенских жителей.

Additional translations

тяжелое испытание

Synonyms

ordealverb

ordealed

Past Simple

ordealed

Past Participle

ordealing

Gerund

/ɔːˈdiːl/

/ɔrˈdil/

Archaic usage meaning “to subject to an ordeal”

ordealnoun

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.

ordealverb

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.