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ordeal
noun as in trouble, suffering
Example Sentences
One of the Filipino victims, who didn't want to be named, spoke to BBC News NI about the ordeal.
In a historical sense, the party is going through a familiar ordeal: the struggle a party normally faces after losing an election.
Teddy's ordeal only stopped when the driver pulled up to a shop, but the experience knocked her confidence.
"I now send Gena, her family and all those released my very best wishes. We will continue to provide all possible support as they recover from their terrible ordeal."
Speaking about the ordeal for the first time, she tells the BBC the man had pulled a second blanket over both of them before the attack.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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