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ordeal

/ɔːˈdil/awr-DEEL
/ɔɹˈdil/awr-DEEL

Meaningorddl

Common meaning: a difficult or painful experience

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishordāl‘orddl’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsorddl → a legal trialordal‘a legal trial’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa legal trial → a difficult or painful experienceordeal‘a difficult or painful experience’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English ordāl ‘orddl’.

Roots

  • ordāl Old English “orddl”

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