Serious ordeal Synonyms

Definitions for Serious


  • (adjective) not joking or playful in mood or manner
  • (adjective) having a matter of importance as its topic
  • (adjective) involving potential loss or injury

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