ordeal

noun

How many syllables in ordeal?

There are 2 syllables in the word ordeal.

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Definition of ordeal:

ordeal (noun):: a severe or trying experience; a severe or trying experience.; a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control

Synonyms for ordeal:

affliction

agony

anguish

baptism of fire

burden

challenge

cross

crucible

difficulty

fire

gantlet

gauntlet

grief

grievance

hardship

initiation

labour

misery

misfortune

nightmare

suffering

test

toil

torment

torture

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Antonyms for ordeal:

actuality

animation

bliss

blissfulness

buoyancy

certainty

comfort

contentment

daymare

delight

ecstasy

elatedness

elation

enjoyment

enthusiasm

euphoria

exaltation

excitement

exhilaration

extreme happiness

exultation

fact

fulfillment

fulfilment

gladness

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