Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with ordeal in American Collocation
ordeal
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɔrˈdil/
terrible
appalling
awful
distressing
dreadful
excruciating
frightening
grim
gruelling
harrowing
hideous
horrendous
horrible
horrific
painful
terrible
terrifying
traumatic
She managed to escape after her horrific ordeal and called the police.
long
entire
lengthy
prolonged
whole
Passengers and crew suffered a prolonged ordeal while they waited to be rescued.
suffer an ordeal
endure
experience
face
suffer
undergo
Then he had to endure the terrifying ordeal of a press conference with a barrage of hostile questions.
survive an ordeal
survive
Many animals are dead and those that have survived the ordeal are in a terrible condition.
avoid an ordeal
be spared
escape
She was spared the ordeal of having to identify the bodies.
describe an ordeal
describe
recount
relive
The director persuaded the two men to relive their ordeal for the camera.