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Showing words for ORDEAL using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Ordeal

loader, ordeal, reload

5 Letter Words for Ordeal

adore, alder, aloed, arled, daler, drole, lader, lored, oared, older, orale, oread, readl, realo

4 Letter Words for Ordeal

ador, aero, alod, aloe, ared, arle, daer, dale, dalo, dare, deal, dear, dero, doer, dola, dole, dora, dore, eard, earl, elod, eorl, eral, lade, laer, lard, lare, lead, lear, leda, load, lode, loed, lora, lord, lore, odal, odea, odel, oder, olea, orad, orae, oral, ored, orle, rade, rale, read, real, redo, road, rode, roed, role

3 Letter Words for Ordeal

ade, ado, aer, ald, ale, alo, aor, ard, are, dae, dal, dao, dar, dea, del, der, dle, dlr, doa, doe, dol, dor, ead, ear, edo, ela, eld, era, erd, lad, lao, lar, lea, led, leo, ler, loa, lod, loe, lor, oad, oar, oda, ode, oer, ola, old, ole, ora, ord, ore, orl, rad, rea, red, rel, rld, rle, rod, roe

Definitions for Ordeal

[1] any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
[2] a primitive form of trial to determine guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to fire, poison, or other serious danger, the result being regarded as a divine or preternatural judgment.
[3] a severe or trying experience
[4] history a method of trial in which the guilt or innocence of an accused person was determined by subjecting him to physical danger, esp by fire or water. The outcome was regarded as an indication of divine judgment

Words related to Ordeal

torture, difficulty, agony, nightmare, trial, calamity, torment, anguish, distress, visitation, cross, tribulation, affliction, test, crucible, calvary

Words nearby Ordeal

orczy, ord, ord., ordain, ordainee, ordeal, ordeal bean, ordeal tree, order, order about, order arms

Origin of Ordeal

before 950; Middle English ordal, Old English ordāl; cognate with Dutch oordeel, German Urteil. See a-3, dole1

Word origin for Ordeal

Old English ordāl, ordēl; related to Old Frisian ordēl, Old High German urteili (German Urteil ) verdict. See deal 1 , dole 1

Synonyms for Ordeal

agony, anguish, calamity, difficulty, nightmare, torment, torture, trial, affliction, calvary, cross, crucible, distress, test, tribulation, visitation