ordeal

• اسم يشير إلى تجربة قاسية مؤلمة أو اختبار شاق يُمتحن به صبر المرء أو تحمله، ويشير تاريخيًا إلى وسيلة بدائية لتحديد الذنب أو البراءة بإخضاع المتهم لمخاطر يُعتقد أنها تحت سيطرة إلهية.

A noun referring to a severe, painful, or trying experience, or historically, a primitive method of determining guilt or innocence through dangerous tests believed to be under divine control.

1. Difficult experienceB2formal

   A very unpleasant and prolonged experience that tests a person's endurance.

   تجربة قاسية

   • The long illness was a terrible ordeal for the whole family.
   • She described her ordeal in court with great composure.
   • Surviving the shipwreck was a harrowing ordeal.

   المرادفاتadversitydifficultyhardshipnightmaretesttraumatrialtribulation

   الأضدادblessingcomfortdelightjoypleasuretreat

2. Historical trial methodC1formal

   An ancient practice where a person's guilt or innocence was determined by subjecting them to dangerous tests, with survival considered a sign of innocence.

   الْبَشْعَة

   • In medieval times, trial by ordeal often involved carrying hot iron.
   • The ordeal of water was used to judge witches in some cultures.
   • Historians study ordeals as part of early legal systems.

   المرادفاتtrial by ordeal