All ordeal synonyms

noun ordeal

• trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
• torment — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
• suffering — the state of a person or thing that suffers.
• tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
• test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
• nightmare — a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• affliction — An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
• agony — Agony is great physical or mental pain.
• anguish — Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
• calamity — A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
• difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
• torture — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
• calvary — a representation of Christ's crucifixion, usually sculptured and in the open air
• cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
• crucible — A crucible is a pot in which metals or other substances can be melted or heated up to very high temperatures.
• distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
• visitation — the act of visiting.