ordeal
/ɔːˈdiːl/noun
उच्चारण ऑर्डील
कठिन परीक्षा, यातना
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[C, usually sing.] ~ (of doing sth)
a difficult or unpleasant experience
कठिन परीक्षा, यातना
- The flood was a terrible ordeal for the villagers.
- Waiting for the result was a real ordeal for the whole family.
- The long walk through the flooded streets was an ordeal for the old man.
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- Surviving the ordeal of the interview made her stronger.
- Giving a speech was such an ordeal for him that his hands shook.
Synonyms trial tribulation nightmare torment agony
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Keep the hardship words together: ordeal, trial, tribulation ('trials and tribulations', troubles), torment, hardship, travail (literary, painful effort).
कठिनाई के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ordeal, trial, tribulation ('trials and tribulations', मुसीबतें), torment, hardship, travail (साहित्यिक, कष्टदायक प्रयास)।
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History: trial by ordeal was an ancient way of judging guilt by making the accused person go through a dangerous test (like fire), as in Sita's agnipariksha in the Ramayana.
इतिहास में trial by ordeal अभियुक्त को खतरनाक परीक्षा (जैसे आग) से गुज़ारकर दोष तय करने का प्राचीन तरीका था, जैसे रामायण में सीता की अग्निपरीक्षा।