Bob has to get through this ordeal on his own.
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Ordeal
//ɔɹˈdil//
Synonyms for "ordeal" (80 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (40)
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4 entriesderived from
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15 entriesTranslations
77 translations across 27 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- اِمْتِحَان noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- تَجْرُبَة noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- مِحْنَة noun (a painful or trying experience)
Belarusian
3 entries- арда́лія noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- суд бо́жы noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- ця́жкае выпрабава́нне noun (a painful or trying experience)
Bulgarian
2 entries- изпитание noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- мъчение noun (a painful or trying experience)
Catalan
1 entries- calvari noun (a painful or trying experience)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 折磨 noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- 煎熬 noun (a painful or trying experience)
- 磨难 noun (a painful or trying experience)
Dutch
3 entries- beproeving noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- kwelling noun (a painful or trying experience)
- ontbering noun (a painful or trying experience)
Finnish
2 entries- jumaltuomio noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- koettelemus noun (a painful or trying experience)
French
3 entries- calvaire noun (a painful or trying experience)
- ordalie noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- épreuve noun (a painful or trying experience)
Georgian
4 entries- განსაცდელი noun (a painful or trying experience)
- გაჭირვება noun (a painful or trying experience)
- ორდალია noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- უფლის სასამართლო noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
German
3 entries- Feuerprobe noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- Gottesurteil noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- Tortur noun (a painful or trying experience)
Greek
2 entries- δεινοπάθημα noun (a painful or trying experience)
- δοκιμασία noun (a painful or trying experience)
Hungarian
3 entries- kálvária noun (a painful or trying experience)
- megpróbáltatás noun (a painful or trying experience)
- tortúra noun (a painful or trying experience)
Italian
3 entries- calvario noun (a painful or trying experience)
- ordalia noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- tortura noun (a painful or trying experience)
Japanese
2 entries- 苦杯 noun (a painful or trying experience)
- 試練 noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
Macedonian
4 entries- бо́жји суд noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- искуше́ние noun (a painful or trying experience)
- ма́чило noun (a painful or trying experience)
- патеше́ствие noun (a painful or trying experience)
Middle English
1 entries- ordel noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
Māori
1 entries- whakakohukitanga noun (a painful or trying experience)
Norwegian
2 entries- prøvelse noun (a painful or trying experience)
- slit noun (a painful or trying experience)
Persian
2 entries- مصیبت noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- گرفتاری noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
Polish
2 entries- ordalia noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- sąd boży noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
Portuguese
4 entries- calvário noun (a painful or trying experience)
- martírio noun (a painful or trying experience)
- ordália noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- provação noun (a painful or trying experience)
Romanian
3 entries- calvar noun (a painful or trying experience)
- chin noun (a painful or trying experience)
- ordalie noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
Russian
4 entries- орда́лии noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- орда́лия noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- суд бо́жий noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- суро́вое испыта́ние noun (a painful or trying experience)
Spanish
4 entries- calvario noun (a painful or trying experience)
- ordalía noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- prueba del fuego noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- suplicio noun (a painful or trying experience)
Swedish
4 entries- gudsdom noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- ordal noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- prövning noun (a painful or trying experience)
- pärs noun (a painful or trying experience)
Turkish
2 entries- ateşten gömlek noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- çile noun (a painful or trying experience)
Ukrainian
3 entries- важке́ випро́бування noun (a painful or trying experience)
- орда́лія noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
- суд бо́жий noun (trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Tom told Mary about last night's ordeal.
Source: tatoeba (1092725)
Tom couldn't talk about his ordeal with anyone.
Source: tatoeba (1095048)
Tom has been through quite an ordeal.
Source: tatoeba (3446814)
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