noun🔗ShareA painful or trying experience."The long job interview was an ordeal, but I'm glad I went through it. "sufferingeventsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused."The accused student faced an ordeal to prove his innocence: he had to walk across hot coals. "ritualreligionhistorylawtheologysupernaturaltraditionguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe poisonous ordeal bean or Calabar bean"In some cultures, people accused of crimes were forced to ingest the ordeal bean; if they survived, they were considered innocent. "plantsubstancemedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
