Ordeal Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for ordeal.
ordeal
ordeal
/ɔɹˈdil/
Examples
- The firm was fortunate not to be bankrupted by the ordeal.
- The young man survives the ordeal.
- Accounts of the ordeals of the wounded are horrific reading.
- At the Ordeal level the the password is typically the admonition.
- Koreatown experienced the hardest crime and destruction of the ordeal.
- She denied the accusations and was subjected to the ordeal of water.
- The child was frightened, embarrassed, and crying throughout the ordeal.
- The ordeal had shown God's judgment in the matter.
- The wood was removed, so the ordeal was of longer duration.
- By the end of the 9 hour ordeal, Norman was the only survivor.
a severe or trying experience
noun
a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
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"Ore + Deal. Mining gold is a tough deal, hard like an ordeal."
"Oar + Deal. Rowing hard through tough waves is a real big deal."
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