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ordeal

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɔːrˈdiːl/ · UK /ɔːˈdiːl/

ordeal means: A very difficult or upsetting experience that you have to go through.

noun

DIFFICULT EXPERIENCEC1

A very difficult or upsetting experience that you have to go through.

  • The journey was an ordeal.
  • They survived a terrible ordeal at sea.
  • Her family helped her through the ordeal.

How to use it: ordeal of doing something (She faced the ordeal of telling her family.)

Similar words: trial, trauma

Common phrases: terrible ordeal, survive an ordeal, ordeal of something, painful ordeal

Questions about ordeal

What does ordeal mean?

A very difficult or upsetting experience that you have to go through.

What is ordeal in other languages?

Türkçe: çile · Español: calvario · Français: épreuve · Deutsch: Qual · Italiano: calvario · 日本語: 試練

How do you pronounce ordeal?

In American English /ɔːrˈdiːl/; in British English /ɔːˈdiːl/.

How do you use ordeal in a sentence?

The journey was an ordeal. They survived a terrible ordeal at sea.

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