Ordeal

noun

/ɔɹˈdil/

Word Frequency: 3.0

Definitions

1.nounA painful or trying experience.

2.nounA trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.

3.nounThe poisonous ordeal bean or Calabar bean

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