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