ordeal
/ɔɹdˈil/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
noun
- a severe or trying experience
- 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
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