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ordeal

Posted on February 17, 2023February 9, 2023 by Wordsmyth

noun

a painful, exhausting, or emotionally trying experience, esp. when regarded as a test of a person’s endurance or character.
A medical internship can be as much an ordeal as a learning experience.
The divorce had been an ordeal that she never wanted to repeat.

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