ordeal

Scrutiny is a related term of ordeal.

As nouns the difference between scrutiny and ordeal

is that scrutiny is intense study of someone or something while ordeal is a painful or trying experience.

As a verb scrutiny

is (obsolete|rare) to scrutinize.

Assessment is a related term of ordeal.

As nouns the difference between assessment and ordeal

is that assessment is the act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed while ordeal is a painful or trying experience.

As nouns the difference between purgatory and ordeal

is that purgatory is in Catholicism, the stage of the afterlife where souls suffer for their sins before they can enter heaven while ordeal is a painful or trying experience.

As an adjective purgatory

is tending to cleanse; expiatory.

Ordeal is a related term of sadness.

As nouns the difference between ordeal and sadness

is that ordeal is a painful or trying experience while sadness is (uncountable) the state or emotion of being sad.

Ordeal is a related term of privation.

As nouns the difference between ordeal and privation

is that ordeal is a painful or trying experience while privation is (philosophy) the state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

Probation is a related term of ordeal.

As nouns the difference between probation and ordeal

is that probation is a period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance while ordeal is a painful or trying experience.

Ordeal is a related term of catastrophe.

As a noun ordeal

is a painful or trying experience.

As a verb catastrophe is

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Cross is a synonym of ordeal.

As a proper noun cross

is for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road.

As a noun ordeal is

a painful or trying experience.

Examination is a related term of ordeal.

As nouns the difference between examination and ordeal

is that examination is the act of examining while ordeal is a painful or trying experience.

Ordeal is a related term of plague.

As a noun ordeal

is a painful or trying experience.

As a verb plague is

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