Význam ordeal v slovenčine

• 0 a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience:

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

  • Prior to the twelfth century the judicial ordeal was a pervasive mode of proof.

  • When he declined to test the validity of his apocalyptic prophecies with an ordeal by fire, he was arrested and hanged.

• 1 an experience that is very painful, difficult, or tiring:

  • Her seven-month stay in the hospital was quite an ordeal.