ordeal in English

noun

1

a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one.

the ordeal of having to give evidence

synonyms: unpleasant experience, painful experience, trial, tribulation, nightmare, trauma, hell (on earth), misery, trouble, difficulty, torture, torment, agony

2

an ancient test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the accused to severe pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence.

Those presented might then be put to the ordeal to ascertain their guilt or innocence.

noun

• unpleasant experience, painful experience, trial, tribulation, nightmare, trauma, hell (on earth), misery, trouble, difficulty, torture, torment, agony
• trial by ordeal

Use "ordeal" in a sentence

1. She described her agonising ordeal.

2. She's been through a horrific ordeal.

3. He stayed Collected throughout the ordeal

4. He made little of his ordeal.

5. 9 She described her agonising ordeal.

6. They manned themselves for an ordeal.

7. He spoke frankly about the ordeal.

8. His determination carried him through the ordeal.

9. The hostages went through a dreadful ordeal.

10. What harrowing ordeal had Paul been through?

11. Throughout the ordeal his spirit never broke.

12. The hostages emerged from their ordeal unscathed .

13. His courage was severely tried by his ordeal.

14. The hostages described their terrifying six-week ordeal.

15. You've come through the ordeal with flying colours.

16. I'm sorry to put you through this ordeal.

17. She looked pale and drawn after her ordeal.

18. The ordeal left her looking pale and drawn.

19. She was subjected to a terrible six-day ordeal.

20. She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.

21. Thankfully she had been spared the ordeal of surgery.

22. Chechnya's 'gay purge' victim speaks out over torture ordeal

23. Throughout that ordeal, Jesus maintained perfect integrity to God.

24. Others seemed aloof, detached, and traumatized by their ordeal.

25. She talked composedly to reporters about her terrible ordeal.

26. She talked Composedly to reporters about her terrible ordeal

27. Dreadfully overcrowded trains and frequent cancellations made commuting an ordeal.

28. If wind sees their strong will, let such ordeal cease.

29. He tried to blot out his memories of the ordeal.

30. She was spared from the ordeal of appearing in court.

31. Linda Lovelace's book is titled Ordeal, and it really was.

32. 3 She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.

33. The interview was less of an ordeal than she'd expected.

34. The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health.

35. Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects.

36. He is famously reticent in talking about his extraordinary physical ordeal.

37. When this terrible ordeal had passed, he would meet them again.

38. The hostages' ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building.

39. 9 The former hostage is in remarkably good shape considering his ordeal.

40. The love of my family and friends sustained me through my ordeal.

41. 23 Of course he understood, having been through the same gruesome ordeal.

42. And rather than weaken the congregation spiritually, this ordeal strengthened our bonds.

43. What rest or slumber will sustain Him through such an agonizing ordeal?

44. The family's ordeal began when the men burst into their Colchester bungalow.

45. 12 And, a week after her gruelling ordeal, she was allowed home.

46. The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved.

47. This preconception prevents us from reviewing the ordeal in its special historical circumstance.

48. She kept her cool and managed to get herself out of the ordeal.

49. This means that interviews are often an ordeal for inquisitor and subject alike.

50. (Ruth 1:7) They had grown close to Naomi through their shared ordeal.