ORDEAL


Meaning of ORDEAL in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ long

▪ entire ( esp. AmE ), whole

My family has supported me through this whole ~.

▪ dreadful ( esp. BrE ), horrible ( esp. AmE ), terrible , terrifying ( esp. BrE )

VERB + ORDEAL

▪ endure , face , go through , suffer ( esp. BrE ), undergo

▪ subject sb to ( esp. BrE )

She was subjected to a terrible six-day ~.

▪ survive

▪ recover from

▪ be spared ( esp. BrE )

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

They were spared the ~ of giving evidence in court.

PHRASES

▪ an ~ at the hands of sb ( esp. BrE )

their 20-hour ~ at the hands of a gunman

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