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Detailed Synonyms for ordeal in English

ordeal:

ordeal [the ~] nomen

  1. the ordeal
    the ordeal; the test; the testing
  2. the ordeal
    the ordeal; the trial; the testing
  3. the ordeal
    the temptation; the vexation; the allurement; the enticement; the affliction; the fascination; the lure; the charm; the conquest; the ordeal; the trial; the inroad
  4. the ordeal
    the ordeal; the trial by ordeal
  5. the ordeal
    the crucial test; the ordeal; the trial by fire; the trial by ordeal
  6. the ordeal
    – 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 1
    the ordeal; the trial by ordeal
    – 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 1
  7. the ordeal
    – a severe or trying experience 1
    the ordeal
    – a severe or trying experience 1

ordeal

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Related Definitions for "ordeal":

  1. 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 innocence1
  2. a severe or trying experience1

Related Synonyms for ordeal