Harrowing ordeal Synonyms

Definitions for Harrowing


  • (adjective) hard to accept or bear especially emotionally
  • (adjective) intensely or unbearably painful
  • (adjective) extremely painful

Definitions for Ordeal


  • (noun) a test of faith , patience , or strength
  • (noun) a severe or trying experience
  • (noun) a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control ; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence