ordeal
/ɔɹˈdil//ɔːˈdiːl/
noun
- 1
A painful or trying experience.
- 2
A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
- 3
The poisonous ordeal bean or Calabar bean
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